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Highly unlikely that Liverpool win all of their remaining games. If they had that in them they’d already be firmly top 4.

I’ve thought 71 but looks like 70 will do. In reality, we may not even need that many.

So close now, beat Southampton and we are within spitting distance. The others are getting close to needing 100% record in the run in.

We just need to keep winning, the other teams are running out of road. We need 7 points out of next 3 games to keep that gap.

A lot of us thought this but no need to jinx it before the game!

Not all ex-players have the insight and the vocabulary to analyse a game. Didn’t realise Rose had been suffering, he spoke from the heart but doesn’t appear to be right. I hope he gets the support he needs. We often forget about these lads as they are extremely well remunerated but they are, largely, working class lads trying to make sense of the position they’ve found themselves in.

Fair to say Danny Rose isn’t a natural media analyst.

Big Joe’s been great, his goal was sublime and he’s had a bit of joy recently with that run. MOTM.

Manquillo is no Trippier but he’s neat and tidy and obviously a popular team mate.

Was watching this again recently, one of the episodes with the Italian officer. Fucking hilarious, it’s aged really well.

Bollocks to Arsenal, it’s a congested field but they are up there as the most arrogant an entitled twats in the league.

After playing for many years at the highest level and working with some of the most elite managers in the game it should be a given they ‘know’ about football. I think there’s an additional dimension to football management and tactics that only the deepest thinkers and strategists can unlock. The likes of Lampard and Gerrard are either lacking this faculty or they understand but cannot impart this knowledge to their players.

You see the same from a lot of the ex-pro pundit crowd. They are too arrogant and self satisfied to prepare properly and do their homework. Especially for European games where the players and managers aren’t as familiar.

He’s been poor for weeks, the Colbackesque grabbing and pulling against Villa was infuriating. He’s the only player I worry about in possession. He’s a great backup CB but I’ve seen enough of him at LB.

Beat Spurs and Brighton and we should be almost there.

Can’t see where anywhere said that, I think Howe had been tactically outthought today though.

We look absolutely clueless in fairness, our only tactic seems to be a long diagonal ball over the top. Emery has done a number on Howe here.

Pathetic.

Very poor, Villa are playing very wide and stretching our midfield, they are finding quite easy at the moment.

Is he a made up person for tax (FFP) purposes?

Yeah, I want him to be a Bellamy or a Suarez, just driving at defenders and relentlessly attacking like he has done before. He’s playing within himself but maybe improved his decision making and he’s getting assists.

Stick Schar in CM and Lascelles at CB.

It’s a risible record - scored 1 goal in the last 5 cup finals.

At least Dubs will be happy.

We’re done now, disappointing performance. The curse of the final goes on…