Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Brentford, mixed with Arsenal‘s draw, left followers with loads to be grateful for because the Reds moved six factors clear with a sport in hand on the prime of the Premier League.
Arne Slot‘s group could have dropped factors lately in opposition to Man United and Nottingham Forest, however their win over Brentford and Arsenal‘s subsequent draw in opposition to Aston Villa left the league desk wanting rosier on the finish of the week.
In addition to Saturday’s sport, we mentioned the assorted the explanation why Liverpool supporters are beginning to consider they’ll win their twentieth title this season.
Right here, Sam Millne (@sam_millne), Patrick Allen (@P_Allen21) and Tom Eves (@tomeves00) mull over Brentford 0-2 Liverpool and what the end result means going ahead.
The great…
PADDY: It’s apparent actually nevertheless it’s the end result. We’re at that stage of the season now the place we’re entering into ‘simply win’ territory.
If we had come away with a degree yesterday after enjoying fairly properly, in my view, it could have been an actual kick within the tooth and additional questions would’ve been requested about our title-winning capabilities.
However, as it’s, we recover from the road in a means that you simply typically affiliate with title-winning sides.
TOM: The three factors secured have been important as we couldn’t afford to go three video games with out a win at this stage. I assumed we began the sport properly in distinction to how we now have began video games slowly at instances this season.
The 2 objectives for Darwin Nunez ought to carry him some confidence, so I hope he can kick on now and assist us as we strategy the enterprise finish of the marketing campaign.
SAM: After just a few weeks of switch speak and a disappointing show in opposition to Man United, it has been nice to see how Trent Alexander-Arnold has responded.
This has maybe gone below the radar, however he was arguably Liverpool’s most influential participant within the second half on the Metropolis Floor, and once more on Saturday.
As the sport went on, Slot recognised his creativity was required and the right-back started to float infield extra, like we noticed below Jurgen Klopp.
Apart from the help for Nunez’s first, he additionally had extra touches and performed extra passes into the ultimate third than anybody else on the pitch.
The dangerous…
SAM: It’s exhausting to criticise the Reds after a 2-0 win that included 37 pictures away from house.
However, regardless of the variety of efforts, it did really feel like Liverpool’s Luis Diaz experiment of enjoying him by means of the center failed once more.
That isn’t to say Nunez is the long-term reply, however we’re reaching a degree the place it appears cheap to request our strikers, whether or not that be Nunez or Diogo Jota, play as strikers and our wingers play as wingers.
TOM: Like Sam, I feel the one concern was Diaz. He was a bit wasteful at instances and was the identical in opposition to Forest. He simply appears misplaced within the center and it’s clear to me he isn’t a striker.
PADDY: I don’t suppose there was a lot improper with yesterday’s efficiency, so if I needed to decide one thing I’d most likely say the wastefulness up prime.
To have 37 pictures and solely rating together with your final two isn’t nice, though I do suppose our solely actual clear-cut probability fell to Cody Gakpo within the first half.
That being mentioned, lacking all these probabilities to win it in the best way we did does make it really feel that little bit sweeter.
Now we now have seen Arsenal drop factors, how do you assess the week simply gone?
SAM: Regardless of dropping factors in two of our final three league matches, this latest run of video games has virtually made me extra relaxed by way of our title probabilities.
It appears like, regardless of what number of instances Liverpool stutter, the remainder of the league are merely poorer.
This may sound barely detrimental in regards to the Reds and it’s true, they’re not just like the league-winning aspect of 2019/20, nevertheless it feels as if we’re owed one given the a number of 90-point-plus campaigns wherein we’ve completed second!
PADDY: I’d say it’s gone comparatively properly. The very fact is, we’re in the identical place we have been at first of it with two tough aways ticked off the listing.
Forest went precisely the best way I assumed it was going to go, and if we hadn’t gained on Saturday then it could have been a worse end result.
Nevertheless, I can undoubtedly abdomen a degree away on the league’s third-placed group contemplating Arsenal’s slip this weekend.
Six factors clear with 17 to go and a sport in hand? I’ll take that.
