Liverpool set clear target as number of losses they can afford to retain title revealed

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Liverpool head into this weekend's Premier League fixture with four losses to their name - and we're not even in November, affording them little margin for error if they want to remain championsLiverpool and Arne Slot might be convinced they can turn around their poor run of form - it is still early in the season after all. Arsenal have been able to establish a comfortable lead at this early stage, winning seven and lost one of their nine outings.Liverpool's four losses does not afford them a huge amount of wiggle room though.

A run down the list of previous Premier League winners tells you no team claims the title with anything more than six losses across the season.READ MORE: Former Liverpool star delivers reality check as Arne Slot sets unwanted recordREAD MORE: Liverpool youngster's nightmare record after red cards in every first-team gameIt means Slot's side can only lose two more games across the next seven months, or they'll have to rewrite history if they want to retain their champion status. Last term Liverpool lost on four occasions, but they were only beaten once in their first 30 games.

But across the year they drew just three games - the second lowest figure for a champion team in Premier League history.City edged Liverpool in the greatest Premier League title race ever in 2018/19. Then Pep Guardiola's side lost four times compared to Liverpool's one, but the side from Manchester only drew two games.