Mohamed Salah insists Manchester City firmly remain Liverpool’s main title threat even though the Reds can open up an 11-point gap over the reigning Premier League champions next weekend.
The Reds beat Southampton 3-2 at St Mary’s on Sunday thanks to a second-half brace from Salah, now on 12 goals and 10 assists in 18 matches across all competitions.
Liverpool, who came from 2-1 down on the south coast, are now eight clear of Man City atop the table after Pep Guardiola’s team were hammered 4-0 by Tottenham at the Etihad the night before.
The two teams go head-to-head at Anfield next Sunday in a game which could have a monumental impact on who wins the league. Arne Slot’s Liverpool can move 11 clear or City can trim the gap back to five points.
Chelsea, Arsenal and Brighton all lurk just one point behind City and ready to pounce into contention. But Salah says it is the Citizens, who have won the last four titles and five of the last six aside from 2019-20, who are the big threat for him and his team-mates.
Salah told Sky Sports: “It’s great. Hopefully we keep going in that direction and also we have a game against them so hopefully we win it and go more, like 11 points, ahead of them.
