We’re Still In Title Race – Former Liverpool Star Boosted By Real Madrid Win

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Stu Forster/Getty Images Former Liverpool midfielder Jason McAteer has insisted that the Reds answered the critics with their win against Real Madrid on Tuesday night, stating confidently that his former side are still very much in the title race with Arsenal. However, from late September, they got stuck in a barren run, when they lost six of their seven all-competition games, including four in the Premier League.

And on Tuesday night, Liverpool defeated Real Madrid 1-0 at Anfield, and former Liverpool midfielder McAteer has no doubts that the win against Los Blancos is a statement win. Game Competition Manchester City (A) Premier League Nottingham Forest (H) Premier League PSV Eindhoven (H) Champions League Liverpool’s next three games “We obviously put a lot of points on the board at the beginning of the season and it kind of gave us the buffer where we have lost four Premier League games”, the ex-Liverpool star said on LFC TV (16:47) about his former side’s win.

“[If] you lose to Real Madrid, it puts us a step back in the Premier League – this is a big period to get over, and they have answered a lot of critics. “We are looking at the table and it looks healthy again.” The November international break starts soon, and before that, Slot’s side have a big test in the league, as they visit the Etihad to face Manchester City on Sunday.