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da marjack bet： Jamie Carragher has noticed a key difference between the two title contenders Liverpool and Manchester City after the Reds fought back to win against Tottenham Hotspur.
What did he say?
Liverpool went behind after 47 seconds against Spurs on Sunday but claimed all three points in a resilient fightback in the second half. An equaliser from Jordan Henderson and a penalty from Mohamed Salah ensured that Jurgen Klopp’s men remain six points clear of City.
However, the ex-Liverpool man believes the league leaders are a better team and are winning games differently and more convincingly than the champions this season.
Asked if Liverpool looked like title winners against Spurs, Carragher told Sky Sports (as quoted by The Liverpool Echo): “I agree. I thought Liverpool were superb in the game. The manager has just mentioned it. The goal so early didn’t really affect them.
“At no time in that game, did I think Liverpool weren’t going to win. When we went air at half-time I said Liverpool will still win this game. I feel as soon as they got one they would get, if that goal came at 70/75 minutes, I thought they would go on to win the game.
“But Liverpool are just the better team. They just steamrolled them. That’s a Liverpool performance. Man City don’t win games like that.
“Man City win games differently and they look better on the eye so you think that City are a better team when you watch them in terms of how they play and the amount of chances they create.
“But actually playing against Liverpool is non-stop. Every time they couldn’t get out, someone is on top of them every time they get the ball out. Win the ball back and they go again.”
Title-winning mentality
As Carragher touched on, Liverpool always looked like they could get three points, despite trailing after just 47 seconds. The intense pressure from the likes of Henderson and Fabinho was too much for Harry Winks and Moussa Sissoko to deal with.
Down the flanks, Andrew Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold consistently cause a threat, whilst there is always the chance that a piece of magic will come from the front three.
There are many different ways this Liverpool side can trouble you, and as a result, they never look like losing. Against Manchester United, a late Adam Lallana equaliser was proof that Klopp’s team will never stop and most likely claim something from a game.
The champions will travel to Anfield in two weeks in what promises to be a fascinating clash of England’s footballing Goliaths.