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Liverpool supporters will be poring over the remaining fixtures of all three Premier League title challengers after the Reds moved to the top of the table on Sunday. It could prove to have been the most pivotal day in the race for the 2023/24 crown.
After Liverpool had beaten Brighton 2-1 for the main course, Manchester City and Arsenal served up the perfect dessert from the Reds’ perspective, a sterile, tasteless pudding of a match which ended 0-0. It left Jürgen Klopp’s men with a two-point lead over the Gunners, with the defending champions a point further back.
With only around a quarter of the campaign remaining, any advantage is a very good thing. The significance of Sundays results was highlighted further by Opta noting that a) Liverpool are now favorites for the title, and b) City aren’t for the first time this season.
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They give the Reds a 47.7 per cent chance of glory, with a City title rated as a 33.5 per cent likelihood and Arsenal’s hopes of finishing first an 18.8 per cent shot.
Per Premier Injuries, Liverpool have eight players out injured (and they don’t count Ben Doak), over twice as many as City (two) and Arsenal (one) combined.
Having them available will provide a boost from which Liverpool’s rivals cannot benefit.
There’s also the factor of European football to consider, with Arsenal and City possibly clashing in the Champions League semi-finals.
It ultimately finished five points behind City.
While Liverpool's squad contains players who have undergone Premier League title races in the past, there are many men within it who have not.
Liverpool.com says: Liverpool is finally favorite to win the Premier League this season and yet that will merely allow rival fans to label it as a bottler should Arsenal or City take the title.
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