Liverpool have gone from being the hunter to the hunted and when you get in front you have to enjoy it, not be looking over your shoulder.
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There are only two players in the current Liverpool team that have won the Premier League – Daniel Sturridge with Chelsea in 2009-10 and James Milner twice with Manchester City – and experience helps in situations like these, but in Jurgen Klopp they have a manager who is a winner and that is where he will take charge.
Players like defender Virgil van Dijk are at that point in their careers where they are taking ownership for what is ahead for them. They are desperate to win major trophies.
‘City bounced back but it is out of their hands’
After surprise back-to-back defeats against Crystal Palace and Leicester, it was a timely return to form for Manchester City in Sunday’s 3-1 victory at Southampton.
Having the important Fernandinho back in the side after the Brazilian missed those losses is key to them. It felt like City had fallen off a cliff with their form but when you want to reach perfection, that can suddenly happen.
The players have not had to go into the dressing room and run through a defeat for many months and then you have three in four games. It will have hurt them but they have bounced back.
Manager Pep Guardiola spoke about his players being “heroes” before the game, so he has not fallen out with them and understands they can look back on the year and be pleased and proud of what they have achieved.
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