Liverpool: Eight points clear at the top, is it finally their year?
Six brief words from Sky Sports Gary Neville to strike both fear and delight to the hearts of Liverpool fans:I do not believe they can lose it from here.
Following a stunning weekend of Premier League activity, headlined on Saturday night from the European champions last-gasp victory over Leicester but overtaken on Sunday from Manchester Citys shock defeat to Wolves, Liverpool input the worldwide break not as league leaders but also as favourites to complete the season as champions of England – a status that has eluded Anfield for thirty long years.
Its a position of prominence that is equally the stuff of fantasies for Liverpool fans but also a possible living nightmare for seven months that are apprehensive.
Neville might have only been that Liverpool can not shed the title from here. The truth is that they may – and should they do, then it might never live down.
Liverpool are definitely big favourites, but if Van Dijk gets injured, or Salah gets hurt it may transform, said Neville. There is thirty matches to move.
My schooling in soccer 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, keep their celebrity men match.
Its been the perfect weekend, it does not get any better if youre a Liverpool fan, summarised Jamie Redknapp. It is Liverpools to reduce. Theyve only got to keep their heads.
Theyve been through this before with Brendan Rodgers and last year believing itd be their year. 30 years is a long moment. I believe if they keep their heads, keep Van Dijk, keep Mo Salah fit – I do believe it is Liverpools year.
Except Liverpools year may still just another season, or following May to be precise, and the still-long road to his first league title since 1990 remains littered with potential pitfalls, beginning with a trip to Manchester United on Sunday October 20, live on Sky Sports, even when the league season resumes in two weeks period.
Just as United are in a tricky moment, its one of their toughest games, said Neville. Then Liverpool face City in a few weeks also. Liverpool have games coming up they could drop points in – they might not.
City have stress of their own to compete. The shock loss occurred just three weeks at second-from-bottom Norwich City following an equally-unexpected reduction and underlined the scale of their issues. City have problems to worry over in January if Liverpool dont know whether to celebrate or fret.
City arent right, starkly concluded Neville on a grim day for the red and blue sides of Manchester. Theyve put such a high quality and also the back four isnt right. Theyre conceding chances last year and they simply didnt concede chances. They are not as they had been.
They set such a high quality and Liverpool matched that standard last year, barring a hairs diameter, if City fall below that. Not replacement the harm and Kompany to Laporte is a significant issue for them. They seem vulnerable. They have not demonstrated vulnerability for a few years and people will think they are
City are damaged, added Souness. If you go back to last game of this season when they won the jackpot at Brighton, they are three centre-backs down that day.
I am sorry but Otamendi and Fernandinho? You will get away with it but he moves to ground, if Otamendi gets one-on-one against Wolves striker. That is likely to charge them. It cost them at Norwich, it cost them. They are in a tricky place.
Liverpool only have to keep their guts.
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