Andy Robertson has actually confessed Liverpool’s hopes of protecting the Premier League title are all however over after the Reds lost to Brighton on Wednesday night.
Jurgen Klopp‘s side ended their 30-year wait to be crowned champs of England last season, ending up 18-points clear of second-placed Manchester City.
Nevertheless, the Reds now discover themselves 7 points behind Pep Guardiola’s side after their loss to the Seagulls, with City boasting a game-in-hand.
After a club record 68-match unbeaten perform at house in the league, Liverpool have actually now lost back-to-back house matches versus Burnley and Brighton ahead of hosting Guy City in their next match at Anfield on Sunday.
And Robertson confessed the Reds can no longer consider themselves to be in the title-race after falling up until now behind City.
” Any video game versus Guy City is a huge one. As this minute stands, we’re not in the title race,” the Scot informed BBC Sport. “We are 7 points behind them and they have a video game in hand.
” I make certain they ‘d state the exact same if they were possibly 10 points behind. We require to return to the Liverpool everybody understands.
” We’re still a great group. We do not become a bad group overnight.”
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He continued: “We get ready for every video game in a different way. It’s simply not clicking. We require to discover a method to get outcomes, specifically in your home. You can do whatever in training.
” Brighton were the much better group. We were extremely frustrating all over the park.
” You need to provide the the group credit for playing well. They developed opportunities, pushed us– did whatever we wished to do.
” We didn’t actually do anything of note. With a long record of going unbeaten we have actually lost 2. When you do not appear you do not get outcomes.”
