Sky Sports activities pundit Micah Richards. (Picture by Naomi Baker/Getty Photos)
Micah Richards believes he is aware of the one method Liverpool might be stopped from successful the Premier League title this season.
The Reds beat reigning champions Manchester Metropolis 2-0 at Anfield on Sunday, with Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah scoring the targets in a dominant efficiency.
Liverpool at the moment are 11 factors away from Metropolis, who’re enduring a seven-game winless run throughout all competitions, dropping their final 4 league outings.
Actually, Metropolis have dropped to fifth, with Arsenal and Chelsea now Liverpool’s closest contenders, 9 factors behind.
Micah Richards reveals the one factor that may cease Liverpool
With Arne Slot boasting a document of 18-1-1 since taking up from Jurgen Klopp, it’s exhausting to see Liverpool being stopped in any competitors proper now.
Certainly, Richards believes it’s out of the fingers of Liverpool’s contenders, with solely accidents to star duo Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk in a position to cease them now.
“I believe in the event that they was to lose Salah or Van Dijk, it’s totally different,” Richards informed Sky Sports activities. “We talked in regards to the massive gamers turning up. I discussed Odegaard and Saka for Arsenal.
“Clearly Rodri and Kevin De Bruyne for Man Metropolis. Salah, watching Salah is simply unimaginable. Not as a result of I performed with him many moons in the past however he can’t, he doesn’t need to even play effectively however he nonetheless makes a distinction in the important thing areas.
“Daniel [Sturridge] talked about his cross after which he’s completed, he misses penalties. That’s totally different however that’s what I imply. I believe when you lose Van Dijk and Salah, issues develop into quite a bit totally different.”
“In the event that they keep match, then it’s very tough for everybody else.”
