Merson: Liverpool will finish above Man Utd next season

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Paul Merson says the fan reaction at Liverpool shows Arne Slot is up against it at Anfield, but the Sky Sports pundit is still confident they will finish above Man Utd next season.It's been a difficult campaign for Liverpool, who have fallen dramatically since winning the Premier League in Slot's first season last year. Only he knows if he had cramp, but Slot's up against it, when the crowd are letting you know that.A lot's gone on at Liverpool.

Watch Aston Villa vs Liverpool (Friday, 8pm) and Man Utd vs Nottingham Forest (Sunday, 12.30pm) on Sky Sports this weekendMerson: Invincibles will always be best Arsenal side everMeanwhile, Merson believes Arsenal's invincible season would still surpass potentially winning the Premier League and Champions League.Gunners legend Ian Wright said Mikel Arteta's side would go down as the best team in the club's history if they complete the double this season. When he comes, he's just not going to get there."You've got to look at the start as well with Havertz, he is getting fouled."Fair play to the ref in the end, you know, because he's gone and made a big decision in front of 60,000 West Ham fans, which is a big, big decision." Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Ian Wright, Roy Keane and Jamie Redknapp dissect West Ham's disallowed equaliser in stoppage time.

But unless he's been told he's not getting the Liverpool job, he might say yeah Chelsea's a good fit."He was brilliant at Leverkusen, he messed with the wrong people at Real Madrid. Iraola won't like what he sees with Chelsea being outrun in every game, I don't know how he'd turn that around."Silva's only up the road too, wouldn't have to move, he's been in the Premier League a long time and is steady.