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John Aldridge

Virgil van Dijk incident makes mockery of 'lucky' Liverpool claims after VAR controversy

There is a glimmer of hope in the Premier League title race after this weekend’s results.

The problem Liverpool have is that Manchester City are unlikely to drop enough points for us to overtake them, unless something kicks in like major injury issues. They had it in the bag last week, but they have given a little bit of light by drawing against Southampton.

If Liverpool win the game in hand at home against Leeds and win away at City - which is a tall order but not impossible - the gap is down to three points.

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