Liverpool: Eight points clear at the top, is it finally their year?
Six brief words out of Sky Sports Gary Neville to strike both fear and delight into the hearts of Liverpool fans:I dont believe that they could lose it out of here.
After a dramatic weekend of Premier League action, headlined on Saturday night from the European champions last-gasp victory over Leicester but overtaken on Sunday by Manchester Citys shock defeat at home to Wolves, Liverpool enter the worldwide break not only as league leaders but also as favourites to complete the year as champions of England – a standing which has eluded Anfield for thirty long years.
Its a pressurised position of prominence that is the substance of fantasies for Liverpool fans but also a living nightmare for just seven months that are more apprehensive.
Neville may have only been that the name cant be lost by Liverpool from here. The truth is that they may – and should they do, they might never live it down.
Liverpool are unquestionably big favorites, however if Van Dijk gets injured, or Salah gets injured it may change, said Neville. There is thirty games to proceed.
My education in football is take nothing for granted, agreed fellow Sky Sports pundit Graeme Souness.
And, unlike most City, rocked to John Stones in the wake of the summer departure of Vincent Kompany and Aymeric Laporte by expensive accidents, maintain their star guys fit.
Its been the perfect weekend, it doesnt get any better if youre a Liverpool fan, summarised Jamie Redknapp. It is Liverpools to lose. They have just got to keep their minds.
They have been through this before with Brendan Rodgers and final year believing itd be their year. 30 years is a long moment. I think when they keep their heads, keep Van Dijk, keep Mo Salah fit – I really do believe it is Liverpools year
Except that Liverpools year could nevertheless just another year, or following May to be precise, and the still-long road to their first league title since 1990 stays littered with possible pitfalls, beginning with a trip to Manchester United on Sunday October 20, live on Sky Sports, once the league season resumes in 2 weeks period.
Just as United are in a tough moment, it is one of their toughest games, said Neville. Subsequently Liverpool face City in a few weeks as well. Liverpool have matches coming up they could drop points in – that they might not.
City have stress in their own to compete. The shock loss to a Wolves side which begin the weekend at the relegation zone hastens the scale of their difficulties and happened at second-from-bottom Norwich City after an reduction. City simply have problems to stress over available prior to the transfer window re-opens at January if Liverpool do not know whether to observe or worry.
City arent right, starkly concluded Neville on a gloomy afternoon for the blue and red sides of Manchester. Theyve set such a high standard along with the rear four is not right. They are conceding opportunities last year, and they simply didnt concede chances. Theyre not as they had been.
They set such a high quality and Liverpool matched that regular last year, barring a hairs width, if City fall below that. Not replacement Kompany and the harm to Laporte is a problem for them. They look vulnerable. They havent shown vulnerability for a few years and people could think they are
City are damaged, added Souness. If you go back to last match of the season if they won the league in Brighton, theyre three centre-backs down on that day.
I am sorry but Otamendi and Fernandinho? You will get away with it but he moves to ground readily when Otamendi gets one off against Wolves striker. Thats going to cost them. Today it cost them it cost them. They are in a place that is challenging.
Liverpool just need to continue to keep their guts.
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