Topic: The Title Race 2023/24- Jurgen's Last Dance

[Garlicbread]

Next three Pl games are all at home as the Everton away has been postponed

It's nice that Arsenal and City also had their games postponed that weekend so no one goes ahead and gets a psychological advantage temporarily.

[lionel_messias]

Obsessed with 'one game at a time now'. One league game, that is.

Everything this week should focus on who needs to start next Sunday and who needs
to be on the bench. We have collective spirit to win this PL, we just need to make sure
we have the fitness.

[SerbianScouser]

If we beat City I don't see how we don't win the league.

The belief and momentum would be overwhelming.

[MonsLibpool]

If we beat City I don't see how we don't win the league.

The belief and momentum would be overwhelming.

Even if we beat them, we'd still have a quarter of the season to go and there will still be so many variables.

One game at a time.

[disgraced cake]

I was thinking before the Forest game, how amazing the last two weeks had been going back to Brentford. Players going down left, right and centre on and off the actual field of play, but battering them. Luton in the midweek, down and looking off it with half the side missing, the fans playing as big a part in the turnaround as the players did. Then onto Wembley to totally outclass the most expensive squad ever assembled with most of our regular starting eleven missing and a load of kids out to finish the job. Two young locals carrying us to victory in the week, then yesterday snatching victory from the jaws of what would have felt like a defeat. It's up there with anything we've ever done in the same time span under this or any manager in living memory.

This season, since the very early days, had the feeling that something special could happen. The Newcastle victory in August was possibly the catalyst for that, it's still summed up the entire season so far, down and surely out but still winning with everything going against us. The players have responded to the Klopp news superbly. Next Sunday could be seminal and hopefully we can provide another famous atmosphere because if we can do so in that and every game I don't see a way we don't win the football league again. And two further trophies beyond that in fact. Onto Prague!

[TAA66]

Pep was shitting himself just before half time - exaggerating with his joking around with the 4th official and then Ten Haag in the tunnel.

If United can keep this up for another 30 mins i think his head will explode

[Egyptian36]

Why jinx it ?

[Penfold78]

It’s the hope that kills you.

[Samie]

We're still ahead...

[bornandbRED]

Looking at their fixture list, I think we really need to beat them next week to win it

This ain’t our first rodeo

[Saus76]

I didn’t expect that piss poor united team to get anything today; and that proved true. Still top, in a great position and still have those cheating tinpots coming to our gaff. We’ll fucking destroy them.

[TheShanklyGates]

We were always going to have to beat them to win it. None of this 'a draw is a good result', we can't rely on anyone else doing us favours.

[DelTrotter]

Had by far the hardest fixture out of us, Arsenal and City and still top. Brilliant weekend.

[macmanamanaman]

Its not going to happen, unless we make it happen.

Just hope the injuries don't end up being the difference.
Or that Spurs game.

Fuck.

[TAA66]

United are so piss poor - hopefully this is a nail in their champions league qualifying coffin.

We’ll beat city next weekend. 

[Number 7]

Pretty much how I expected the results this weekend. Arsenal will win with their customary 3-0/4-0 scoreline tomorrow and it’s as you were. The only dogfight I really expected was in our game , which is what it turned out to be so it was massive to get those 3 points.

I said after the Arsenal defeat that let’s win our next 4 and see where we are at. We’ve done that and are still top.

[Cafe De Paris]

We need an atmosphere like no other next week. It is in effect THE biggest game. Whilst of course there will still be plenty of tough home games this is the toughest.

[Knight]

Pretty much how I expected the results this weekend. Arsenal will win with their customary 3-0/4-0 scoreline tomorrow and it’s as you were. The only dogfight I really expected was in our game , which is what it turned out to be so it was massive to get those 3 points.

I said after the Arsenal defeat that let’s win our next 4 and see where we are at. We’ve done that and are still top.

5 in a row, given who our next is against, would be massive.

[killer-heels]

Guardiola just talked about us being the challengers there. He completely ignored Arsenal.

[The G in Gerrard]

Guardiola just talked about us being the challengers there. He completely ignored Arsenal.

Not surprised. They weren't concerned about them last season I think.

[Schmarn]

Next week is huge not just because a win or draw leaves the title in our hands but the run of games following that are all ones we should win comfortably with players coming back to fitness. Next 5 after City are Brighton H, Sheff Utd H, Man U A, Palace H, Fulham A.

[nerdster4]

A draw is ok but Arsenal better not beat city away .

City look only ok no more . Foden aside no one is on fire right now

[killer-heels]

Next week is huge not just because a win or draw leaves the title in our hands but the run of games following that are all ones we should win comfortably with players coming back to fitness. Next 5 after City are Brighton H, Sheff Utd H, Man U A, Palace H, Fulham A.

United away is never a should win.

[Zlen]

Draw is not ok.
We have been here before.
We have to beat them and for once we have them at Anfield during the business end. Draw at Etihad was ok. We need to beat them at home and buy ourselves if only a bit of breathing room.

[killer-heels]

Draw is not ok.
We have been here before.
We have to beat them and for once we have them at Anfield during the business end. Draw at Etihad was ok. We need to beat them at home and buy ourselves if only a bit of breathing room.

Yep. The win at Nottingham has given us a bit of wiggle room in that it isnt a disaster if we dont beat City. But we want to win the league and these c*nts wont stop and have a decent run in after the Arsenal game. We need to win.

[GarciaAndNunezNunezNunez]

One wonders if the cheats luck will finally run out in a title run in - it's been plain sailing for them for them the last 3 years. Would be great to see Pep face some adversity and a proper test

We need to win next week, but we do really need a few other teams to throw a spanner in the works which largely has not happened to date

[Crosby Nick]

One wonders if the cheats luck will finally run out in a title run in - it's been plain sailing for them for them the last 3 years. Would be great to see Pep face some adversity and a proper test

We need to win next week, but we do really need a few other teams to throw a spanner in the works which largely has not happened to date

Where do they pay Spurs? Is that away for them? Either way that’s a game we could earmark as a potential tricky one given their recent record against them.

[Garlicbread]

Where do they pay Spurs? Is that away for them? Either way that’s a game we could earmark as a potential tricky one given their recent record against them.

April 20th at Spurs yes.

[Cafe De Paris]

One wonders if the cheats luck will finally run out in a title run in - it's been plain sailing for them for them the last 3 years. Would be great to see Pep face some adversity and a proper test

We need to win next week, but we do really need a few other teams to throw a spanner in the works which largely has not happened to date

You do find most teams just go into the city games not expecting anything which means they don’t really give them a game. We can only hope Spurs and Villa give them something to think about in the run in. Thing is if we win all our games it doesn’t matter what they do or if arsenal score 10. I just hope we can keep the gap and maybe extend it next week.

[spider-neil]

Can't expect anyone to do us any favours. 11 cup finals left.

[Nick110581]

A draw is ok but Arsenal better not beat city away .

City look only ok no more . Foden aside no one is on fire right now

Arsenal beating City wouldn’t be a bad result.

[Number 7]

I agree that we do have to win against City if we are to win the league. Thats just the way I see it. A draw wouldn’t be a disaster but a win would just have huge implications.

Any team that has shown some adventure and ambition against them has got something. And we will do exactly that. I think it’ll be a great game but we all know what their game plan is going to be. They will come to try and kill the crowd, kill the game and play as much keep ball as they can. It did not work last season at Anfield, hopefully it doesn’t work this season either.

[Ste08]

Finally we get them back at Anfield when it matters. It's a must win, we have been here before you can't rely on the rest of the league. It's our time to make a statement.

[CS111]

Id love to play them of the park with a comfortable 2/3-0 win.
This is one season though where i dont see arsenal dropping off and it wouldn't surprise me if they go the rest of the season unbeaten and are still in it with one game to go.

[Party Phil]

Where do they pay Spurs?

Probably the same place they pay PGMOL.

[Caps4444]

I agree that we do have to win against City if we are to win the league. Thats just the way I see it. A draw wouldn’t be a disaster but a win would just have huge implications.

Any team that has shown some adventure and ambition against them has got something. And we will do exactly that. I think it’ll be a great game but we all know what their game plan is going to be. They will come to try and kill the crowd, kill the game and play as much keep ball as they can. It did not work last season at Anfield, hopefully it doesn’t work this season either.

I see them going hard very early…try and get the early goal. It’s going to be a nerve crushing game.

[RyanBabel19]

Gotta beat them, they could lose to another side before the season ends but they generally go on these mad runs to the end of the season AND it would be better to have more breathing room and a chance to open up a bigger gap at the top

[Jean Girard]

Try win every game. There's no other equation.

[alonsoisared]

Next week is massive. I won't be reading too much into the chances they gifted Chelsea and united because our games against them are always so different. Cliche but one of those "form counts for nothing" type of occasions.

Our fixtures with them also tend to be very unpredictable. There's been times we've smashed them and I've really felt we've had their number, likewise they've given us a couple of hidings in response. Home advantage is obviously massive and I think we'll try to blow them away in the first half, as in the champions league tie, the cup semi two years ago and the league match the year we won it. Don't give them a chance to settle and dictate and when we get one, follow it up with two before they've had time to blink.

[Fruity]

11 games to go. Ideal scenario for us is Le Arse stay in the CL and meet City. But we need Arsenal to get the semi's. Probably same with City.

Beating City next week would be massive but we cannot lose either.

I think 9 wins 2 draws may be enough - could be a bit less if we beat City.