Liverpool manager Arne Slot has suggested that his side could be on the “home” straight in their Premier League title race if they successfully navigate two challenging away games against Aston Villa and Manchester City.
The Reds are set to face Aston Villa on Wednesday night, with a win potentially extending their lead over Arsenal to 10 points. Following this, they will take on reigning champions City on Sunday, marking two pivotal matches for their aspirations of securing a 20th league title.
Slot expressed his relief that seven out of their remaining 11 games will be played at Anfield, which could provide a significant advantage during the final stages of the season.
He stated: “So these two games we are going to play now have already been played by Arsenal – Villa away and City away. Then we can make a difference in the upcoming two games. If not, then we are on equal terms because we have played a lot of similar games and there are still 11 games to go.
“The positive thing is that, after these two games, we’ve got seven home games and four away. And we all know how much Anfield can help us. Whatever the result is from the upcoming two games, we do know that seven home and four away afterwards.”
Liverpool will be up against a Villa team striving to re-enter Champions League contention tonight. Meanwhile, Manchester United loanee Marcus Rashford will be eager to demonstrate his capabilities, whether he starts or comes off the bench.
Slot remains cautious of the England striker who is keen to prove his worth. He remarked: “As you see sometimes when a new manager comes in, certain players start to play much better.
“You also see this sometimes when players go to different clubs. You mention Rashford now but Antony isn’t doing bad at Betis too. I’ve always said that United have a lot of quality players for a number of years now.
“Some of them show it at United now and some of them show it somewhere else. But Rashford is one of the best attackers that England has in my opinion, if he plays to his ability.”
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