Robbie Fowler's brutal Liverpool title assessment after Man City defeat

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Robbie Fowler has confessed that he wasn't "getting carried away" with Liverpool's victories over Aston Villa and Real Madrid, suggesting the Reds are still in a challenging phase following their defeat at Manchester City. "Okay, they beat Aston Villa, but for 45 minutes Liverpool weren't great, and then they beat Madrid.

So it's only 45 minutes in a league game where they've played relatively okay. I think they're out of the title (race)." Liverpool suffered another defeat last weekend (Image: Getty Images) Liverpool had started its title defence strongly, securing five consecutive victories.

He said: "Frimpong is the biggest example; he was brought in as a Trent replacement, but he's a wing-back. "And Kerkez, he was everyone's favorite left back last year.