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Leeds and Leicester are the two wins we need. That will make the games against Brighton and Chelsea a free hit. Beating the side with worse players is always the easier option regardless of home or away.

FWIW, I thought this performance we actually played better than we did when we got the 0-0 down at their place. We had them rattled early on, and had we scored it would have been a different game. Also have to agree with @KaKa we need to give credit to Arsenal as well, in both games we've played against them this season, they are the only other team bar City which have made us struggle against some really good football. Against sides like this you really can't take victory for granted.

It could be argued that the player's movement caused the shorts moving, it's not necessarily the ball. I'm not 100% convinced on the pen, the defender didn't protest that much at the time from what I recall.

Brighton and Chelsea are a toss up for me, but I reckon we win one of those. I fancy us to beat both Leeds and Leicester.

This. Just have to remember no one can guarantee results against the top sides in this division. Arsenal were better IMO, but we could have quite easily won it as well. We just need two wins out of four, and I think we'll get at least two, more likely three.

It just needed a goal to really lift it another level. There was a big build up even 10mins before kick off, just a shame we couldn't get one to go in, think it would have really lifted off then.

I'll take the Manc loss just now as a win tbh.

Get in! Redemption for our game earlier!

By that standard we should have had 15mins stoppage time in both halfs against Arsenal.

He gives it away because he's trying to create space tbf, today he got isolated by the Arsenal pack too many times, think he could have done with better support from others around him. Although no excuse for the goal, that was just a really bad touch, and an equally bad foul following it.

West Ham will be well worth this win if they can hang on tbh.

Obviously it's a bit easier to go into games you need to win against teams with shitter players.

Aye. He's due one, might be keeping that one in his locker for Fat Sam.

Yep, I was saying the same thing to the lad next to me, it was quite noticeable.

Felt to me like we were taking a few too many touches today, which allowed them to steal the ball too much. A bit hesitant playing the ball out from the back as well, but Howe was probably right, it was fine margins.

I'm not convinced Maddison would be the better buy tbh. Paqueta puts his foot in a bit more.

Worth £45m of anyone's money tbh. Should never have ended up at West Ham.

Does he still do those?

It won't be that easy, just need to be patient and hope the chances when they come fall to someone who can finish.

We'll win for one simple reason: we are miles better. End of.

Leeds and Leciester are the two games we need to win to clinch CL football IMO. Both are poor sides, we should be able to make our superiority count in those.

Yep, I said this last week as well. People were calling Liverpool shit, but they always had the players who could string a run of 8 or 9 wins in a row. They've done it season after season. We saw today that quality sides carry threat and they can't be taken lightly. Same will go for Chelsea. They have quality players, we can't take it for granted they won't turn up. They might well want to stop us getting CL football just to prove a point. We need to have qualified before that game IMO.

You should have elaborated on the bizarre VAR call. Will be made by an official sat in full Liverpool kit including the football boots.

Pep will be furious his side let the Hippo off the hook, he'll have wanted to smash these today.