Alan Shearer on Liverpool’s Premier League chances

Shearer on Liverpool’s Premier League chances

Ahead of their Saturday teatime game at Crystal Palace, Coral football ambassador Alan Shearer spoke exclusively to us about Liverpool’s Premier League chances.

One of three top-flight teams on 20 points after nine games, the Anfield outfit are now on a 10-match unbeaten run in all competitions going into their trip to Selhurst Park.

What has Shearer made of the Reds so far? Read on as Alan reveals all in his latest blog…

“Liverpool have got as good a chance as any team of winning the Premier League”

Liverpool have got as good a chance as any team of winning the Premier League and that includes Manchester City. I must admit that they’ve played even better than I thought they would at this stage of the season. That said, like all the teams in the hunt for the title, they do still have issues, particularly defensively.

They have conceded a lot of goals from set pieces. But going forward they are razor sharp. They score a lot of goals, they play to a high tempo, and when they’ve played in the big games they’ve turned it on and performed really well. Yes, they were shut out by Manchester United but it took two brilliant saves from David De Gea to do it.

They have so many exciting players in their front line. Sturridge can’t get a regular starting position but that’s a positive for Liverpool because it shows how many attacking options they have with the likes of Firmino, Mane and Coutinho all playing ahead of him. They are looking so good at the moment. I do think they will be serious challengers for the title and as we have said before, it will help them having no European football.