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The hopes of Liverpool fans and coach Klopp are true, but Manchester City is not standing still at the moment so things will also be exciting this season when Manchester City continues to chase Liverpool to take top position. Even though in reality Liverpool is in very good condition, there is a big possibility for Liverpool to continue to stay at the top if Liverpool can continue to achieve victory in the remaining matches this season, especially when Liverpool faces strong teams like Manchester City and Arsenal.
Klopp have proven himself to be a great coach that knows how to manage situations to get results. He is good at improvising as you can see from Liverpool 's performance with Mo Salah's absence. I think he understand the situation of the league better and will be more than ready to face the race with Manchester City, their closest rival.
If Liverpool maintain their wins until Salah returns from the AFCON, then I do not see anything that will stop them from winning the trophy. Besides, Machester City that is supposed to be chasing them also have their own problems. The only people I'm not so impressed with their outing this season is Arsenal that had the chance of topping the league yet they blew it.
That's true, each team has its own challenges to overcome, where now Pep is still missing one of his key players, namely Halaand. In a period like now, player rotation options are one of the most important factors, where Klopp and Pep can also be very confused about experimenting when they don't have the necessary options. Facing an average club may be easy, but concerns can increase when facing other big clubs, where key players like Salah are really needed in the lineup.
Next week Leverpool will host Chelsea at Anfield, we will see Klopp once again experiment, whether the German coach is lucky again. On paper, I feel that the Reds have a big chance of securing full points, because Chelsea is still not stable even though they have entered the second half of the season. However, beating Chelsea is certainly not like beating Bournemouth last week, especially since it still has to be done without Salah on the front lines.
Overall, Klopp is a coach who is very experienced in various situations, his reputation for bringing Liverpool to success is the benchmark. Liverpool position is not completely safe, because Man City, Arsenal and Aston Villa always press from below. For Arsenal itself, I think Arteta fleet has now recovered, but I also still doubt whether they have another chance to take over the top of the standings in the future.