Arne Slot and Liverpool star running risk of missing crunch Man City title clash

Liverpool volition big Manchester City adjacent play but if Arne Slot oregon Alexis Mac Allister prime up cautions astatine Southampton past some men volition person to miss the crippled astatine Anfield

Arne Slot and Alexis Mac Allister look the menace of missing retired connected Liverpool's upcoming crippled with Manchester City.

In a week's clip the 2 teams volition conscionable astatine Anfield but immoderate misdemeanours astatine Southampton this Sunday could mean immoderate cardinal figures are absent astatine Anfield. Slot is the astir worrying of those with the Dutchman already receiving 2 yellowish cards this season.

Another astatine St Mary's would permission Liverpool without their manager connected the touchline erstwhile the champions travel to municipality adjacent week.

Their Argentine World Cup victor is besides operating connected bladed crystal having picked up 4 yellowish cards successful the opening months of the season. Should helium get cautioned astatine Southampton past helium excessively would beryllium unavailable for the clash against City.

By the clip the crippled comes circular Liverpool could person a mammoth eight-point vantage aft conscionable 12 outings. Slot has made airy enactment of replacing Jurgen Klopp with the Reds looking backmost to their champion arsenic they accommodate to the benignant implemented by their caller coach.

The Merseysiders person won 9 of their 11 games anterior to taking connected the Premier League's basement outfit. A triumph volition spot them further widen their pb up of hosting the champions astatine Anfield with the Manchester outfit successful disarray - the benignant of which we haven't seen.

Pep Guardiola's squad person present mislaid 5 games connected the bounce, including their past 3 successful the league. Their latest decision came astatine the Etihad arsenic Tottenham ran riot, securing a 4-0 triumph arsenic City appeared to person fewer answers.

Despite everything appearing to spell successful their favour Slot has poured h2o connected immoderate speech of Liverpool landing the rubric earlier December adjacent comes astir - citing City's quality to overhaul a immense points gaps.

“I don’t speech astir favourites,” helium said. “It is boring but I conscionable speech astir the adjacent game, which is simply a situation successful itself. In the Premier League the margins are precise small. That is existent each season. I person followed the league and determination was a infinitesimal erstwhile City were 8 points down Arsenal, truthful determination is nary usage successful getting carried distant astatine each astatine this infinitesimal successful time."

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