Liverpool fired 'reset' warning amid Premier League title fight with Arsenal

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So there's a lack of belief there, I think at the moment, and you thought it was building after Villa and Real Madrid, but the City defeat would have hit them hard. Liverpool felt they should have had an early goal allowed against Manchester City (Image: Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images) "I don't think they'd want to admit that (they are out of the title race), because eight points can be closed up, but they've got to do ever so well from here on in, and you're hoping Arsenal and City just trip up a little bit.

"They'll realise that they've really got to pull their socks up and do it quickly. So for Liverpool and Slot, it can be the same, and they've got to come back and come back with a bang." The north London outfit have been bridesmaid for three consecutive campaigns - finishing second to Liverpool last term and Manchester City in the two previous seasons - yet despite stumbling against unexpected challengers Sunderland, they appear determined to break their 22-year championship drought.

So they've got a little bit of space in between them and City, but as we know, a lot can happen. "They've just dropped two points at Sunderland, so you don't know.