'Reds are not a threat to City' - Nevin

Liverpool have pretensions of keeping up with Manchester City but slip ups like the weekend's against Nottingham Forest can’t happen again. At the beginning of the past few seasons when asked about who I thought would win the Premier League, the answer has always been Manchester City and that was before Erling Haaland was added to the mix.

It is pointless going on yet again about the Norwegian superhero as I have run out of superlatives for his scoring style. He was at it again against Brentford and could easily have scored five or six instead of two, due to the woodwork and some fine goalkeeping.

This is what Liverpool seem to lack right now. Well, they do when Mohamed Salah doesn’t score. The Reds are a fine side and Arne Slot should be given plenty of time, but are they really a threat to City in the league this season? Currently I doubt it.

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