Paul Merson makes huge Liverpool Premier League title prediction - 'I know it sounds crazy'

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Liverpool could secure the Premier League title this weekend, Paul Merson has sensationally claimed, if the Reds beat Crystal Palace and Arsenal loses to Newcastle United.

Arne Slot's men are up first, traveling to Selhurst Park on Saturday.

"Should Liverpool win at Selhurst Park, they will go eight points clear of Arsenal before the Gunners play Newcastle away from home.

So if Liverpool win this game and Arsenal lose on Sunday, the title race is over, finished!" Merson said.

"I know it sounds crazy and Arsenal have good fixtures coming up, but eight points between them will be too much.

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"We were all choosing between Liverpool and Arsenal at the start of the season.

And if anyone was on the fence back then and I told them Liverpool would have an eight-point head start, no one would have backed Arsenal for the title!

"That was when we still had 38 games left to play, and we only have 32 after this weekend."

Neither Liverpool nor Crystal Palace have trailed so far in this Premier League season.

It is feasible that Liverpool wins and Arsenal loses this weekend, but that wouldn't finalize anything at this early point in the campaign.