“JAMIE REDKNAPP has written Liverpool off as title contenders after Arne Slot’s side slumped to their sixth league defeat in 12 matches. After an embarrassing 3-0 loss to Sean Dyche‘s Nottingham Forest at Anfield, the defending champions are now 11th and eight points behind league leaders Arsenal. Sign up for the Arsenal newsletter Thank you!”, — write: www.thesun.co.uk
After an embarrassing 3-0 loss to Sean Dyche‘s Nottingham Forest at Anfield, the defending champions are now 11th and eight points behind league leaders Arsenal.
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The Sky Sports pundit also questioned Manchester City’s ability to go on extended winning streaksCredit: Getty Redknapp said on Sky Sports: “Yeah, look, we can forget Liverpool. They have had a few mentions tonight, but forget Liverpool.
“They cannot win the Premier League this year. They’re too far gone, confidence is too low, that’ll be a miracle if they did it.”
Despite spending about £450million to bolster their title-winning squad, Liverpool’s new recruits have failed to impress.
Neither Alexander Isak nor Florian Wirtz, both signed for more than £100m each, have registered a single league goal or assist.
Isak is the first Liverpool player in Premier League history to end on the losing side in each of his first four starts for the clubCredit: Getty
Wirtz has no Premier League goals or assists in 11 appearancesCredit: Getty According to Opta, Liverpool have lost consecutive league games by a margin of three goals or more for the first time since April 1965 under Bill Shankly.
Only three relegation-threatened sides – Burnley, West Ham and Wolves – have conceded more goals than Liverpool’s 20 this season.
Redknapp added: “So I think there’s probably three runners, but one outstanding one.
“Arsenal are by far the best team. They’ve got the best squad, best organised, and they’ve been the best over the last four or five years.”
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With victory over Tottenham in the North London derby, Mikel Arteta‘s charges can open up an 11-point gap to Liverpool with not even a third of the season gone.
Liverpool are just the fourth side to begin a season with six or more defeats in their opening 12 league matches, after Blackburn Rovers in 1995/96 (six), Chelsea in 2015/16 (seven), and Leicester City in 2016/17 (six).
While Redknapp believes Manchester City are still in the mix, despite their 2-1 loss to Newcastle at St James’ Park, he questioned their porous defence.
He added: “What Manchester City have done previously, where they would go on 12 13, 14 game winning runs, is this team capable of doing it? I don’t think so.
“For Man City, it’s just a case of what else can they win? Because they’ve still got so many things to play for. They’re really exciting side and they’ve got really good players.
“Are they still playing well? Yes, they can play the game like they did against Liverpool where they dispatched them, but I just don’t see this Manchester City side as strong as the previous ones just yet. But they will build and they will definitely get back to that.”
According to Redknapp, there remains one clear favourite to end their 22-year wait to lift a Premier League trophy.
He added: “I think this year, if Arsenal don’t win it from here, that team won’t win it. They won’t. It’s as simple as that. They’re in such a strong position defensively, they’re really good.”
