Liverpool boss Arne Slot disagrees with Pep Guardiola to give Man City fresh title race hope

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Liverpool are unconcerned with Manchester City's run of defeats, with manager Arne Slot comparing next week's showdown at Anfield to any of their other tough fixtures coming up.

After City's brutal 4-0 defeat at home to Tottenham on Saturday, Liverpool had the opportunity to move eight points clear of the defending champions if they could beat bottom-side Southampton on Sunday.

Win that, and beat City next weekend, and Liverpool could move 11 points clear. Pep Guardiola said that possibility of an 11-point gap would be 'too much' for his side to catch, even with 25 games remaining after the Anfield meeting. ALSO READ: Six Man City reasons to be positive ahead of Liverpool FC showdown including dressing room decision ALSO READ: Liverpool reaction, Haaland question - The Man City mentality problem that goes deeper than injuries "Yeah.

In terms of Liverpool winning and winning, it's true," he said in response to a question about the prospective gap being too much to overturn. "We're not thinking about winning or losing [the title], we are not in the situation to think about what is going to happen at the end of the season.