Liverpool were in contention with Manchester City and Arsenal for the Premier League title towards the end of last season, but were pushed out in the end and finished third in the domestic league.
Although they were affected by a number of injuries, the gap between the two sides has to be acknowledged.
Jurgen Klopp leaves and Arne Slot takes up the challenge in his first spell in charge at Anfield.
Reinforcements have not gone as expected, such as the failed attempt to acquire Martin Zubimendi, and the team’s relative strength appears to be declining as other clubs have concluded aggressive reinforcements.
Harry Redknapp, who has held managerial positions at Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth and West Ham United, said that despite Liverpool’s struggles to secure new players, they have enough players to compete and boldly predicted a third place finish in the Premier League.
“Everyone seems to have written Liverpool off this year. Jürgen Klopp has obviously left, but they’ve still got a good squad there.”
“They’ve got good young players who really broke through last year, one or two of them could come into the reckoning this season. I think they’ll finish third.”
“I can see Tottenham and Manchester United battling it out for fourth place – I’m still not sure about Chelsea. They’ve made lots of signings, but we don’t really know how good they are.”
“I think Tottenham will take that fourth spot, but we’ll certainly see a much-improved Man United this season.”
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In their Premier League opener against Ipswich Town, they stuttered in the first half, but quickly shifted gears in the second half and launched an onslaught. They eventually scored two goals to take three points and get off to a good start.
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