In the grand scheme of things, Liverpool’s final-day defeat to PSV (3-2) in the Champions League league stage was inconsequential.
The Merseysiders still topped the table, owing to Barcelona’s 2-2 draw with Atalanta, whilst managing to rest several key stars ahead of a return to Premier League action at the weekend.
Nonetheless, we’ve no doubt that Arne Slot’s side will be itching to get back to winning ways – starting with a trip to Andoni Iraola’s in-form Bournemouth outfit.
The European football hopefuls will be no pushovers, of course; their form against the current top six has been seriously impressive.
Game
Home/Away
Result
Nottingham Forest
H
5-0 (win)
Newcastle United
A
4-1 (win)
Chelsea
A
2-2
Man City
H
2-1 (win)
Arsenal
H
2-0 (win)
Liverpool
A
3-0 (loss)
Chelsea
H
1-0 (loss)
Newcastle United
H
1-1
Nottingham Forest
A
1-1
Ian Wright disagrees with Roy Keane over Bournemouth v Liverpool
Bearing in mind the circumstances surrounding Liverpool’s trip to the Netherlands, Ian Wright was initially keen to throw the weight of his support behind the Premier League toppers.
“Liverpool win that, I think,” the former Arsenal striker spoke on The Overlap.
“No, no, no,” Roy Keane responded.
“You don’t think?” Wright said.
Gary Neville urged his colleague to stick with his guns regarding his prior support of Bournemouth in match predictions.
After some deliberation, the 61-year-old eventually changed his mind and backed Bournemouth for a 2-1 win at home to Arne Slot’s travelling Reds.
Here’s hoping the Cherries don’t spoil our party!
Why Liverpool need a result at the Vitality Stadium
Put simply, we’ve got some incredibly challenging fixtures coming up on the horizon.
Between the last Merseyside derby at Goodison Park and a trip to the Etihad Stadium a week later, there are already two strong opportunities for Liverpool to drop valuable points in the title race.
Going to one of either ground needing all three points to ensure we don’t let Arsenal or Forest back into the race would be a far from ideal situation.
That all said, we’ve faith in this Reds side doing the business at the weekend – even against Iraola’s giant-killers!
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