Arsene Wenger and Man City legend make Liverpool refusal as 'tired' point made

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Arsene Wenger, the legendary former Arsenal manager who won the league three times at Highbury, does not believe so.Speaking on beIN SPORTS ahead of the City clash, he said: "Man City vs Liverpool is always a big game but there’s also the fact that you would not want to be in the shoes of the loser."Liverpool have lost four games, they lose one more it’s five, can you still win the Premier League if you’ve lost five games by November? It’s very unlikely."It’s not a game you want to lose if you want to win the Premier League.

They can still have a great season in Europe but it’s hard to win the championship.Before adding: "They are not out of the title race, they are not out of the title race because we are in November."It's a view shared by City legend Paul Dickov, who scored one of the most famous goals in the club's history, before the Abu Dhabi takeover, in the 1999 Division Two play-off final against Gillingham at Wembley.Speaking to Best Betting Bonuses, he said: "I think it's too early to write Liverpool out of the title race. They looked a little bit short of confidence."The energy that you would associate with Jurgen Klopp's team, and Arne Slot’s last season, didn’t seem to be there."But when they've got the quality in the team that they've got, when you’ve got a spine with Virgil van Dijk and Ryan Gravenberch, plus talent such as Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz, Mohamed Salah and Hugo Ekitike, there’s just too much quality to write them off yet."I think hindsight's a wonderful thing.

But what you've got to do is try and integrate these individuals into a team very quickly."If the team's not performing, it's really difficult for you to do. But with the likes of Isak and Wirtz, there will be great stuff to come, but it’s hard for them to hit the ground running when your teammates are struggling."You need players who know the pressure of being at Liverpool and know the pressure of being champions, but they aren't performing either."Wenger shared a similar view to Dickov when offering his assessment of the Reds after Sunday's contest: "They look like they were tired from the last game they played against Real Madrid."They were low on energy and even spirit-wise the second goal is a good example of them lacking commitment a little bit."Man City were the much better team, technically in small spaces they were much more subtle and Liverpool didn’t create a lot."The Reds return to action after the international break at home to Nottingham Forest on Saturday, November 22 (3pm kick-off).