They were 11 points clear of Man Utd the other week. The media were full of how they were built on defensive solidity and had a calm/unhysterical management team who could stand the pressure better than we did in the same circumstances. In fact, they basically said that Man Utd would never catch up with Liverpool.

Sorry, folks, but in terms of the Championship, Saturday doesn't matter a whit: Man Utd will win the PL again this season.

-- Anonymous, January 09, 2002

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See, and here I thought Liverpool were being nice to us and giving us a chance. :-)

-- Anonymous, January 09, 2002

It puts things in perspective when you realise we've beaten the top 3 clubs (Leeds, Arsenal, ManU) already, and the challengers below us (Liverpool, Chelsea, Spurs) who we haven't beaten, seem to be doing their best to lose against 'weaker' opposition without our help. Injuries apart, the battle from now on in is a mental one.

-- Anonymous, January 10, 2002

Agree Pete. Just when we shoot ourselves in the foot the other buggars seem to shoot their legs off. What a brilliant, brilliant season!

-- Anonymous, January 10, 2002

I got the impression Liverpool wanted Leeds to win the title when they sold Fowler to them....

-- Anonymous, January 10, 2002

let's just hope and pray we don't need three points come the last game of the year away at Southampton....

-- Anonymous, January 10, 2002

Liverpool are terrible right now. I don't expect them to finish in the top 4.

-- Anonymous, January 10, 2002

Have to disagree. All teams go through a shitty period. We wrote Man u off; we were on a good run til recently; Southampton were already relagated and so on - look what's happened.

IMHO L'pool are just going through a patch (unfortunately), and will be there or thereabouts come the run-in. The question is - will we?

-- Anonymous, January 10, 2002

Personally, I'd prefer Man Utd to win it than for Liverpool to win it but it would be nice to see a bit of a battle at the end of the season.

I think we should carry on distancing ourselves from the Championship battle (at least publicly), pick up as many points as we can and see where we end up at the end of the season.

-- Anonymous, January 10, 2002

Having discarded Fowler, Liverpool have become way too dependent on YMO and his dodgy hamstrings. Unless he plays in the majority of their games they'll come unstuck because Heskey's a big tart, Litmanen's a good player but won't score too many in the PL, and I was pleased to Anelka do bog all with attitude last night.

I've seen S'ton a few times recently and they actually look a canny side, and played well last night - hopefully Strachan will ensure they self- destruct.

-- Anonymous, January 10, 2002

...but not before they play manure... ;-)

-- Anonymous, January 10, 2002