A huge run of form for the reds
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00:00 Well, nice to catch up again. Obviously, a new year. Let's look at Liverpool to start off with.
00:06 Their optimism now, moving into this new year for the title. They're playing some fantastic football.
00:12 Without some of their best players as well, obviously they have that midfield issue as well.
00:16 It's all sort of coming together. They're not playing the best of football for 90 minutes,
00:21 but they are still turning up in the latter stages of games and getting results.
00:25 Things can be achieved this season.
00:28 They are, yes. As you say, they weren't great again against Bournemouth in the first half in particular.
00:35 They were pretty toothless, to be quite frank.
00:37 You look at them and think, without Mohamed Salah, without Trent Alexander-Arnold,
00:43 without Dominic Sapozlai, Andy Robertson, who's a chief attacking threat,
00:47 and you're looking and thinking, where are they going to get the ideas from?
00:50 But in fairness, Jürgen Klopp makes the subtle changes at half-time, switches the front three around,
00:56 it reaps the rewards for Liverpool.
00:58 They were dominant in the second half for Bournemouth, two goals for Nunes, two goals for Jota.
01:04 That positional change of Jota, really, I think Klopp describes them almost playing like an inside right forwards,
01:10 rather than the right winger, maybe, that Luis Tigas plays that role in the first half.
01:16 Yes, five points clear now at the top. Optimism growing among fans,
01:22 because the fewer games Liverpool have to play, the stronger the chances are of winning the title.
01:29 It sounds obvious, but teams will be able to cast them.
01:33 Man City by five points, that will probably be shaved to two when Man City get round to play the game in hand.
01:40 But the pressure's on Man City, and it's on Arsenal.
01:43 A lot of people are saying, "If they don't win it this year, when are they going to win it?"
01:46 They've gone out and spent a lot of money, and Liverpool you would think are only going to get stronger.
01:50 So, as you say, without players, they're getting the job done at the minute.
01:55 You still think there might be a little bit more to come once they get the players back.
02:00 Once they start clicking again, really, into full gear, and they build that little bit of momentum,
02:08 because they have been very good, but you still think there's levels that they can still reach.