Robbie Fowler makes blunt Liverpool title admission and names what they have to do now

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The Reds suffered their fifth league defeat in 11 games last weekend as goals from Erling Haaland, Nico Gonzalez and Jeremy Doku secured a decisive victory for Pep Guardiola in his 1,000th game in management.Slot said after the game that his team's form means he is no longer thinking about being part of the title picture and Fowler, who scored 183 goals in 369 games, thinks the champions are almost certain not to lose their crown now."I am different [to fans]," Fowler told Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes and comedian Paddy McGuinness on The Good, The Bad and The Football podcast.READ MORE: Alexander Isak issue now clear as five Liverpool players give Arne Slot serious worryREAD MORE: Ibrahima Konate explains Hugo Ekitike's determination to become Liverpool and France star"I have obviously played the game and I am more of a realest as the lads will tell you, you have an understanding of the game and the manager will come out and he'll say all the right things, don't get me wrong. It'll be hard for Liverpool now, if they are going to win the league, they've got to win virtually every game."And I am not saying they can't even draw games, they have got to win them.

So I think they're out of the title [race] but I don't think they come out and say that they are in it but they have got to have that professionalism where you still need to kick on and try and get the points."It was a poor game from a Liverpool point of view. Liverpool, I got asked before the game: 'Are Liverpool out of a little bit of a rut?' - and I thought, don't get carried away."Okay, they beat Aston Villa, who had a good run before Liverpool, but for 45 minutes Liverpool weren't great and then they beat (Real) Madrid.

I think they're out of the title (race)."Have they made too many changes? They have not all played.