Atlanta (CNN) Old habits die hard. Old rivalries run deep. For Tim Howard, the former Manchester United and Everton goalkeeper, this season's Premier League title race has proven to be something of a Sophie's choice.

Manchester City or Liverpool. Local rival or arch enemy. The team once described by Sir Alex Ferguson as a "noisy neighbor" or the club that Ferguson made it his life's goal to usurp.

"My greatest challenge was knocking Liverpool right off their f***ing perch," Ferguson once famously declared.

Howard is unequivocal. "I hope Liverpool never win a title while I'm still breathing," he told CNN after his Colorado Rapids side was beaten by Atlanta United, speaking with a twinkle in his eye.

"We have two teams in the form that they're both in. It'll come down to the wire. If no one has a slip up, then City wins."

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