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Liverpool are currently preparing for a huge match in their hunt for the Premier League title.
With Arsenal playing West Ham on Saturday, the gap at the top of the Premier League could be just five points when the match at the Etihad kicks off, which could add a layer of pressure for Arne Slot’s men.
Lee Dixon has spotted signs in Liverpool that suggest they are struggling, while others feel that the Reds look tired as Slot has not rotated heavily this season.
Jamie Carragher believes the Dutch coach doesn’t fully trust three players within his current squad, which could be a problem throughout the remainder of the campaign.
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Liverpool could be without Cody Gakpo for their clash in Manchester, while Man City hope Erling Haaland will be fit, although his record against the Reds is pretty poor.
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Carragher wanted Liverpool to sign a left-sided defender during the January window and hoped the Reds would make additions to get their Premier League campaign over the line, but they did not arrive.
The former Reds defender now has concerns over the fitness of Liverpool’s squad and the Sky Sports pundit has suggested that Slot does not trust three players within his squad.
“The Liverpool manager has tended to favour the same starters from a preferred pool of 14 or 15,” Carragher wrote in his column for The Telegraph.
Again, his lack of minutes suggests Slot does not believe the Italian is a game-changer.”
Slot’s lack of trust in the trio seems quite strange as the Dutch coach has praised all three at some stage during the season.
Harvey Elliott was described as ‘talented’ by Slot earlier this year but the Dutch coach does not seem to have faith in the English star having failed to play him in the Reds’ last four Premier League games.
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