When Liverpool take to the field against Arsenal on Wednesday night, they will do so looking to narrow the gap on Man City at the top of the Premier League table and remain on the reigning champions’ coattails.
Such a scenario is not new to the Reds, they have been in hot pursuit of Pep Guardiola’s side ever since their 12-game winning run came to an end against Southampton at the end of January. With City then losing 3-2 to Tottenham Hotspur a month later, Liverpool ’s own eight-game winning streak has seen them recently repeatedly move within three points of the table-toppers, courtesy of playing first, knowing that with a trip to the Etihad still to come, if they win all their remaining games then they will be champions.
Guardiola’s men have been able to continually rebuild a cushion ahead of the Reds, courtesy of Liverpool possessing a game-in-hand - first from seeing a Covid-19 outbreak result in the postponement of their Boxing Day clash with Leeds United and then because of their participation in last month’s Carabao Cup final.
