Jamie Carragher has seen an fascinating distinction between the present Liverpool group and the Manchester Metropolis sides who’ve received six of the previous seven Premier League titles.
The Reds are well-placed to succeed Pep Guardiola’s outfit as English champions, holding an 11-point lead over Arsenal with simply seven matches remaining, though defeat to Fulham on Sunday (their third loss in 4 throughout all competitions) has led some pundits to worry an unthinkable implosion within the run-in.
Craig Bellamy is amongst those that’s firmly assured that there received’t be a nasty late twist within the title race, even proclaiming on Sky Sports activities‘ Monday Evening Soccer that Arne Slot’s group had been the very best in Europe for a interval earlier within the season.
Carragher notices distinction between Liverpool and Man Metropolis
Carragher – a set presence on that exact programme – additionally believes that Liverpool will recover from the road in first place, though he did discover a distinction between their current droop after racing out of the beginning blocks, and Man Metropolis typically being slower out of the traps earlier than hitting the turbo from January onwards.
The previous Reds defender stated: “Typically whenever you consider title winners – even up to now you consider the nice Man United groups, they’d have slightly spell in possibly October or November after they weren’t themselves and after Christmas they’d win each recreation, or Man Metropolis would do this.
“Liverpool are nearly doing it the opposite method. We don’t understand how lengthy that’ll proceed. A few of the outcomes have been in numerous competitions. They’ve solely misplaced twice (within the league) and it’s the primary (top-flight) recreation they’ve misplaced in 26, but it surely mightn’t be a case the place we see title winners profitable each recreation in the direction of the top of the season.
“As Craig stated, they’ve accomplished the work. Actually from that November worldwide break to March, that’s the place the title is received, and I feel most of us suppose they’ll nonetheless go on to win that title.”
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Liverpool ought to nonetheless have sufficient to afford a few stumbles
Had Liverpool been on this exact same place off the again of an prolonged profitable run as a substitute of stuttering as they’ve these days, the final narrative would in all probability be that they’re on an unstoppable surge in the direction of glory, however their present wobble has seen the door nonetheless left barely ajar for Arsenal.
Carragher’s level is nonetheless an fascinating one – how typically have we seen Man Metropolis enjoying catch-up close to the top of a calendar 12 months, solely to fireside off win after win after win as soon as the festive interval is over?
We learn about that greater than anybody else – suppose again to 2018/19 when Guardiola’s facet received 14 consecutive matches (and 18 of their final 19) to take the title by a degree from the Reds, whose nine-game profitable streak to shut out a 97-point marketing campaign one way or the other nonetheless wasn’t sufficient.
Even going to April of final 12 months, they have been a degree behind Arsenal however closed out the season with eight successive wins to clinch a fourth consecutive Premier League crown.
Sure Liverpool followers may understandably stay haunted by the collapse on the finish of 2013/14, or extra lately by the drop-off at this stage of final season, however this time round we should always have sufficient of a buffer on the prime to afford a few stumbles and nonetheless grow to be champions.
That stated, beating West Ham on Sunday wouldn’t half-help to assuage any lingering nerves after the previous month!
