Have injuries proven crucial in title race?

New York Times chief football correspondent Rory Smith believes Arsenal's injury issues are affecting the club's form, and if Liverpool would have seen their own results impacted with a similar injury situation.

Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club, Smith said: "Liverpool have had injuries, obviously [Diogo] Jota again, Alisson missed a substantial part of the season, they've struggled a bit with [Ibrahima] Konate and [Joe] Gomez.

"If they were to have the same injury situation as Arsenal I think you would see an impact on their performances and then their results.

"This season might be about who perseveres the most in terms of fitness as well as ultimate ability. Arsenal did look light on the bench but they've got so many players out - seven or eight players missing?"

He added: "Arsenal's longest winning run is three games - I think if your team is changing consistently it makes it much harder to put a run of form together."

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