Liverpool are flying beneath Arne Slot and sit high of the Premier League and the Champions League desk, having dropped factors in simply two video games this season.
They’re 5 factors away from Manchester Metropolis, who’ve misplaced 4 video games in a row in all competitions – one thing Pep Guardiola had by no means skilled earlier than in his managerial profession (excluding penalty shootouts).
Regardless of their current run and hypothesis in regards to the Spaniard’s future, nevertheless, Guardiola this week agreed a new one-year deal to increase his keep at Etihad Stadium to 10 years.
It’s a well timed enhance for Metropolis, who’ve one other probably powerful recreation at residence to Tottenham on Saturday (17:30 GMT) as they bid to keep away from 5 defeats in a row.
That is the sixth event a group has been 5 factors clear after 11 video games – the primary 5 all ended up as champions.
However Metropolis have received the final 4 Premier League titles and trailed the leaders by greater than 5 factors at one stage in every of these seasons.
Liverpool and Metropolis have one Premier League recreation every earlier than they meet in a possible blockbuster at Anfield on Sunday, 1 December.
Arsenal, who’ve been runners-up for the previous two seasons, are 4 factors again – stage with Chelsea, Nottingham Forest and Brighton.
The Gunners and Forest meet on Saturday at 15:00 GMT on the Emirates.
