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mentioned Liverpool are not within the title race after a chastening defeat by Manchester Metropolis left them eight factors behind leaders Arsenal after 11 video games.

Erling Haaland, Nico Gonzalez and the sensational Jeremy Doku bought the objectives in as Metropolis moved to be solely 4 factors off the Gunners, who’ve 26, forward of the worldwide break.

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Liverpool had been flat, significantly within the first half, and regarded effectively off the tempo they set as final season’s runaway champions. They lie eighth within the desk, stage with Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Manchester United and fifth-placed Tottenham on 18 factors. Chelsea are third in with 20 factors and Sunderland are fourth with 19 going into the Premier League’s two-week break.

And Keane thinks the hole, and Liverpool’s poor type,

“You’ll be able to’t be contemplating Liverpool for the title,” mentioned Keane, talking on Sky Sports activities. “That was a sore defeat. However this jogged my memory of Metropolis of previous. They had been excellent. They’re again within the combine.”

Liverpool had been briefly buoyed this week by wins over Aston Villa and Actual Madrid, however defeat by Metropolis means they’ve misplaced seven of their previous 10 video games.

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“I feel it’s disaster time for Liverpool,” mentioned Keane. “It is OK to lose to a membership like Man Metropolis – it is a powerful place to return – however to lose seven in 10, 5 league losses already, that needs to be a disaster for a membership like Liverpool.

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“I assumed Liverpool regarded like a extremely weak workforce at present. The supervisor mentioned he was happy with the second half, however the sport was over. It is simple to play effectively once you’re not enjoying for something.”

He added: “I assumed [Slot’s] evaluation of the sport was spot on. Metropolis regarded stronger, technically higher and extra bodily than Liverpool at present. [Liverpool] nonetheless had moments, they’ve at all times bought high quality, however the objectives they’re making a gift of – their determination making – was not adequate. There was a scarcity of depth, a scarcity of power. The subs, after they got here on, regarded actually mushy.

“I feel it’s a disaster for Liverpool.”

Liverpool’s £100m summer season signing Florian Wirtz has come underneath scrutiny for his type since becoming a member of from Bayer Leverkusen and, regardless of impressing within the midweek Champions League win over Actual Madrid, he struggled once more.

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Former Metropolis defender Micah Richards feels the playmaker has created an undesirable problem for Slot.

“Right now we did not see Wirtz once more and that turns into an issue for the supervisor,” he mentioned. “In case you are purchased for that sum of money, regardless from what league you might be coming from, you need to be exhibiting greater than he’s exhibiting now. You get purchased for that cash to point out up in massive video games.”