Steve Nicol believes Manchester City will be Liverpool's 'only worry' in the race for the Premier League title. The Reds finished one point behind City in the league last season.
Pep Guardiola's side are going for their third Premier League title in a row this season, but Liverpool are looking to put the disappointment of the end of last term behind them and lift their 20th title.
The former Liverpool man believes Jurgen Klopp can't complain about the squad he has at his disposal with Darwin Nunez, Fabio Carvalho and Calvin Ramsay all being added.
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Speaking to ESPN, Nicol said: "I would think Liverpool’s only concern is Manchester City, to be honest. I don’t think Klopp can complain about the squad he’s got, I don’t think he can complain about the signings he’s made. The truth is right now, certainly when a ball was kicked at the end of last season, City were the better side and they’ve added Haaland, Kalvin Phillips.
"I think Liverpool’s only worry is going to be City. Klopp was being nice to everybody else but the truth is, he’s not saying ‘well, if we finish above Spurs, we’ll win the league,’ or ‘if we finish above Chelsea we’ll win the league.’ No, he knows the team he’s got his sights on and it’s Manchester City and they have to start well, they can’t afford to get themselves into a position where they did last season where they were 10-12 points behind and looking out of the title race and fighting their way back - and everyone’s saying well done.
"You can’t do that, if you want to win the Premier League title, you start at the beginning and keep it together all the way through. That’s his only concern, Manchester City and can they keep it going from the first whistle to the last."
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