Szoboszlai insists Liverpool's title defence is alive

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"Last season when we were leading the way, we just stayed calm and kept on going because anything can happen. "We just need to focus on ourselves, win our games and then let’s see what other teams are doing.

"The hardest thing is when you find yourself in a position where we were a few weeks ago but even then we stuck together and kept on going, believing it would turn for us." A morale-boosting and dominant win over Real Madrid was the ideal preparation for the trip to the Etihad Stadium and Szoboszlai believes they can transfer that to their domestic form. "That’s what we’ve missed I guess.

I think everybody could see against Real Madrid all of us running, fighting, being there for each other, covering each other’s back," he added. Everyone protects each other, we are there for each other, that’s been the most important thing." More stories on Read Next