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Liverpool moved a step closer to the Premier League title by beating Manchester City 2-0 at the Etihad on Sunday.
Arsenal's slip-up against West Ham allowed Arne Slot's side to claim another victory and move 11 points clear.
The Reds face Newcastle this week while the Gunners meet Nottingham Forest - with every game live on the talkSPORT network.
"There's a lot of debate that this is the best team in Premier League history, it's patently not.
"You've got to look at Arsenal's Invincibles, the two or three iterations of Sir Alex Ferguson's teams, the 93/94 double winners there, the 1999 treble winner - they're exceptional teams.
"But the fact is, Arne Slot, with only around £10m in investment in Federico Chiesa, has taken Jurgen Klopp's very good squad and turned them into this ferocious team.
"He's tweaked the midfield, tightened the defence and he's obviously got the best player in the world at the moment in Mo Salah.
"They're just rolling, but it's the momentum that makes the great teams and it's about doing it season in, season out."
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Today, 09:10By Jack Johnson
Erling Haaland was a big loss for Man City yesterday.
"I would like to know, but I don't know.
"His knee - the moment against Newcastle moved the knee.
Apparently he's not injured because the scans dictate that he's fine, but he didn't feel fine.
"I have the feeling it [his return] will be soon because he trained yesterday and made some really good movements, but he said he was not ready and we have to respect that.
"Hopefully he can be back for Spurs."
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23rd Feb 2025, 23:04By Jackson Cole
Pep Guardiola didn't want to get drawn into talk over whether Liverpool would take Manchester City's Premier League title.
It is so tight with four or five teams and Nottingham (Forest), Newcastle, Aston Villa are so good.
"It's not enough, but I recognise my team in the last two games in the Premier League - they were brilliant against both Newcastle and Liverpool.
"The pace today, the rhythm, the pressing, the solidarity for most of them playing in difficult positions, I approve it and it was really good."
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23rd Feb 2025, 22:30By Jackson Cole
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot refused to consider the prospect the Premier League title was theirs to lose after a 2-0 victory over Manchester City sent his side 11 points clear the top.
First-half goals from Mohamed Salah, his 30th of the season, and Dominik Szoboszlai were followed by a disciplined defensive performance after the break to secure a first league victory at the Etihad Stadium since November 2015.
Although second-placed Arsenal have a match in hand, Slot's team would have to lose three times - they have suffered one league defeat all season - in their last 11 matches to even offer the chance of being overtaken, and then only if Mikel Arteta's side were able to win every game.
But Slot is refusing to look beyond Wednesday's visit of Newcastle despite joyous fans singing about winning the league at the final whistle.
"The fans can sing whatever they want, but we know as a team how hard we have to work for every single win," he said.
"It is only three days ago someone asked me if we had a dip on Wednesday (in a 2-2 draw with Aston Villa).
The Scottish side have parted ways with the 50-year-old with a 2-0 defeat to St Mirren at Ibrox leaving them 13 points adrift of Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic.
Rangers' defeat to St Mirren was their first since 1991, with Gers experiencing a number of other setbacks this season.
Their Scottish Cup hopes were ended by Championship side Queen’s Park and lost the League Cup final to Celtic - the Europa League remains their only chance of silverware this season.
The decision to dismiss the Belgian boss comes just seven months after he was given a one-year contract extension and only weeks after appointing his new assistant, Issame Charai.
A club statement read: "Rangers Football Club can confirm it has tonight parted company with men’s first-team manager, Philippe Clement.
"The club would like to put on record their sincere thanks to Philippe for his hard work and dedication during his spell in charge.
"A further update from the club will follow in due course."
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23rd Feb 2025, 21:22By Jackson Cole
Mohamed Salah says his current record-breaking season is his favourite as the Liverpool forward continues to set new landmarks almost every week.
A man-of-the-match performance in the 2-0 win at Manchester City, which extended the club's lead at the top of the table to 11 points, saw him become the first player in Premier League history to score and assist in both games against the reigning champions in the same season.
He has now scored and assisted in 11 Premier League matches this season, the most by a player in a single season in one of Europe's big five leagues since Lionel Messi for Barcelona in 2014-15 (11).
Salah has become the first player in Premier League history to register 40-plus goal involvements in two different seasons and the first in Europe's top five leagues to be directly involved in 50 goals across all competitions this season.
In scoring the opener he took his tally to 30 for the campaign, 25 of which have been in the league, and moved level with Gordon Hodgson in joint-third in the club's all-time goalscorers list with 241.
Asked if he was playing better than ever, Salah told Sky Sports: "I don't know.
After today, the Egyptian is also the first player in Premier League history to score and assist in both games against the reigning champions in a single campaign.
That's just another of the many records that he's set today.
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