Liverpool and Arsenal's weekend defeats may have handed the title to Man City, Trent Alexander-Arnold has told Sky Sports - but Jurgen Klopp thinks being "hunters" suits his side best.

Man City came into last weekend's round of Premier League fixtures third in the table as they chase a record fourth consecutive Premier League title, but shock home defeats for their rivals put them two points clear at the top with six games remaining.

Liverpool were stunned at home by Crystal Palace on Sunday, before Arsenal also slipped up against Aston Villa later on the same day to hand Pep Guardiola's side the initiative and see them end a match day top of the table for the first time since November.

Those set of results were even more ominous for Arsenal and Liverpool given City's form in the second half of recent seasons.

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They are unbeaten since December 6 and have won 11 of 14 games since the mid-way point of this campaign leading Liverpool defender Alexander-Arnold to tell Sky Sports that giving City a clear route to glory so close to the end of the season was tantamount to handing them the Premier League trophy.

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"Arsenal experienced it, we've experienced it two or three times, when you get into a title race with Man City they are borderline perfect," he said.

"You can't slip up or make mistakes.

Stranger things have happened in the Premier League."

Even after Liverpool's defeat, City would have ended the weekend behind Arsenal in the title race had the Gunners continued their five-game home winning league run and beaten Villa.

Alexander-Arnold felt the Gunners' first league defeat of 2024 may been partly influenced by Liverpool's defeat, and the lure of moving a point clear of either of their title rivals had proven too much of a distraction.

"If those fixtures were reversed and we played second and Arsenal played first maybe it would've been a different mentality," he said.

"It all comes down to mentality.

Klopp: Hunters tag suits us best in title race

Liverpool have played the role of 'hunter', sitting on Man City's tail until the very end, a number of times over recent years.

When the two have been locked in a tight title race, they have always come out second-best but Klopp told Sky Sports this year could be the moment when Liverpool do upset the odds and edge out their rivals to lift the trophy.

"Maybe it's the right moment we became a hunter again - who knows," he said.

Gary Neville thinks that Liverpool were 'hanging in there' in regards to the title race, and now they're starting to struggle nearing the end of the season

Gary Neville called Liverpool's title challenge a "monumental achievement" when reflecting on the disappointment of their Palace defeat last weekend, pointing to the Reds finishing outside the Champions League spots last season - as well as having to adapt to a largely new midfield in 2023/24.

When the same suggestion was put to Klopp, he said he had not expected to lead Liverpool to this point in what is his final season, and that even finishing in the top four would have been acceptable.

"Who would've thought that?" he said
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