Arne Slot has drummed into anybody that may pay attention that Liverpool haven’t but been examined this season, however that may all change on return from the worldwide break!
Few may ask for a greater begin beneath a brand new head coach, with six wins from seven video games within the Premier League nestling the Reds on the high with the fewest objectives conceded (two).
As per the present standings, Liverpool have confronted just one group within the high 10, and they’re answerable for the one early blemish on Slot’s document.
The extent of fixture issue has not been misplaced on the Dutchman, who just lately stated: “Everyone tells me {that a} high Premier League desk group is more durable to beat than a backside league desk group, and we’ve not confronted certainly one of them but.”
Properly, that’s quickly to vary. In keeping with Opta Analyst, Liverpool’s subsequent 10 league video games are ranked because the hardest set of fixtures throughout the division, with a mean opponent score of 89.8-out-of-100.
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They may meet Chelsea (H), Arsenal (A), Brighton (H), Aston Villa (H), Southampton (A), Man Metropolis (H), Newcastle (A), Everton (A), Fulham (H) and Tottenham (A) – a fair cut up of residence and away.
At present, from this run solely Southampton sit exterior the highest 10 as the remaining occupy each place between second and ninth.
Liverpool will face the primary 4 on this aspect of the November worldwide break, with the following six to kickstart the hectic festive interval.
Arsenal and Man Metropolis, in the meantime, have seen their subsequent 10-game run adjudged to be the tenth and sixteenth hardest fixtures throughout the league – fairly the disparity.
We will definitely understand how significantly we are able to take Liverpool’s silverware probabilities after the run has concluded simply earlier than Christmas.
However we are able to’t neglect Slot nonetheless has to juggle Champions League and League Cup fixtures over the approaching weeks, which can additional check his squad and provides us a powerful indication of what our expectations might be.
Convey it on!
