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Former Premier League midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker says "it is hard to see a better well-drilled team in the league" than Liverpool and that is why they are nine points clear in the title race.

"Common sense says it is their Premier League title to lose," said Reo-Coker on BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast. "That is the reality of it, but Arne Slot is being very acute and smart in interviews to not say it.

"When the season started, Liverpool were not even in the conversation of the title race. It was all talk of Manchester City and Arsenal. No-one knew what to expect from Liverpool, but Slot has gone in there and it is hard to see a better well-drilled team in the league.

"They are so well-tuned in every aspect of their game and there is no weak link in the team because everyone is playing to such a high level.

"But there will now be a momentum shift as they are favourites to win the title and everyone will be watching all of their games. That can be a burden of pressure, so how Slot handles that next challenge will be interesting."

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Liverpool manager Arne Slot told BBC Match of the Day that his side were close to perfect against Manchester City.

He said: "At the end the result is the most important but the performance was great. If you want to win against a team like City you have to be good at every part of football. So high defending, low defending, build-up, high, low, everything. Because they bring so many challenges to you.

"I think we weren't perfect but we came quite close to managing it all.

"In every game you want to start in the best possible way, but we did start the way we wanted it. That always helps because if you start poorly the fans are against you. If you start like this it gives energy to the players. They see the game plan is ok for them, so they created chances like this. And also with the crowd behind you that also gives you extra energy."

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Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk told Sky Sports: "There's no point at this stage of the season to get ahead of ourselves. Of course everybody wants to be in a position where they are 11 points ahead of their opponents. But there's so many twists and turns."

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Liverpool's start to the season and what it means for their title credentials was one of the big post-match taking points.

Reds defender Joe Gomez told BBC Radio 5 Live: "At the start of the season if you said we'd be in this position we would bite your hand off.

"It means nothing at this point, come the end of the season if we are not lifting the trophy it will feel like we have squandered a big opportunity."

Liverpool goalscorer Cody Gakpo told BBC Sport: "Life is good. We're winning games as a team so it feels good but everyone knows the season is not over yet. We have to stay focused."

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Liverpool have won 11 of their 13 Premier League games – and all seven European and domestic cup matches.

Arne Slot has equalled the record of 34 for most points by a manager in his first 13 Premier League matches, set by Guus Hiddink at Chelsea mid-season in 2008-09.

Only twice before has a team been nine or more clear at the top of the Premier League table after 13 games, Manchester United in 1993-94 and Chelsea in 2005-06, and both those sides won the title.

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And their SIXTH game coming up will be at home to Everton.

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Manchester City

Manchester City are seven games without a win in all competitions.

This is what they've got coming up, starting with Nottingham Forest in the Premier League - the only side who have beaten leaders Liverpool this season.

• Nottingham Forest (h)
• Crystal Palace (a)
• Juventus (a)
• Manchester United (h)
• Aston Villa (a)

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"I don't think there's any way back for Manchester City now," said ex-Liverpool defender and Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher after the Anfield encounter.

He added: "Right now I could see Man City losing another four or five games between now and the end of the season.

"I think it's almost a mini-crisis at Manchester City. I think it's reminiscent of Liverpool two years ago and I think City might have a fight on their hands for top four."

Earlier the question was raised whether winning six Premier League titles makes you unsackable?

The results so far are below after Pep Guardiola's comments that he might "deserve" to be sacked.

The verdict is a no!

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Liverpool are now nine points clear at the top of the Premier League. It's their biggest margin as leaders since the final day of the 2019-20 campaign, when they won their last league title (18 points).

Mo Salah scored and assisted in a Premier League game for the 36th time. His record is the joint-most by a player in the competition's history, equalling Wayne Rooney's record of 36.

Liverpool are nine points clear of Arsenal and Chelsea, with Manchester City now 11 points back.

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What was Pep Guardiola's response to the 'sacked in the morning' chants from the home fans?

He held six fingers up to indicate the number of Premier League titles he has won at Manchester City.

This is what he had to say about it.

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The Mail lead on Pep Guardiola's comments that his side "cannot handle" playing against good teams.

Manchester City have not won since a 1-0 victory over Southampton on 26 October.

Will they break their duck eight games later against Nottingham Forest on Wednesday?

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Manchester City

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "The results will help us to see more. I have to see the players come back and be better and better physically. It is difficult in the middle of the season because we cannot change. It is another one and we cannot expect more than this.

"You have to understand what we have done. The players want it, they suffer it and they want to do it. It is normal. We're not used to this for many reasons, but many, many things happen. Teams are good and we can't handle it right now."