You're right, those relegation teams will want to bring their best performance more especially during the end of the season so that for them not to be relegated. Of course that's how it is during the end of the season, but I believe that liverpool will stick to their performance till the end of the season. Because they have been waiting for this opportunity for a very long time, so now that they have gotten the opportunity I strongly believe that they are going to utilize it very well. However liverpool is quite different from arsenal who had the opportunity to win the title last season but they were so lazy to the extent that manchester city came from behind and took advantage of them.
They know that the chance to stay in the main competition is difficult so when it is no longer possible to be there, their playing pattern will be a little different where they play without burden regardless of the result because it doesn't really matter.
But in moments like this sometimes there are some conditions there can be a good reversal, we can see Everton for last season even though they were always almost in the relegation zone but when they played without burden they always avoided the zone.
Currently 3 clubs promoted last season are actually a little difficult to get up but they are still possible to get up except maybe Southampton who are hopeless.
In the match against Liverpool this week it is clear that Liverpool are definitely favorites but looking at their schedule it is possible that the Slot could make some differentiators with the rotation of players but even so the probability of them remaining strong larema Southampton is currently completely destroyed especially for their defense.