Carragher "hopes he's wrong" about Liverpool amid big Premier League change
Jamie Carragher is concerned that Liverpool may still fall short in the title race even though Manchester City are not churning out wins every week.
The Reds have made a strong start to the 2023/24 campaign after rebuilding their squad in the summer and could even spend Christmas at the Premier League summit if they are able to beat Arsenal at the weekend.
But even though he has been enthused by Liverpool's impressive early season form, former Anfield favourite Carragher is not convinced that Jurgen Klopp 's team are actually bonafide title contenders just yet. He does, however, believe the threshold for winning the league this year in terms of points will be lower than in recent seasons.
Carragher told Sky Sports on Wednesday night: "Throughout the season, when you look at the points Liverpool have got they are one of the top teams in the country. But when you actually look at the performances, I'm not sure. And I just think I probably need a little bit more convincing.
"There's no better way to do that than by getting a great result against Arsenal at the weekend, who at this moment are top of the table. But I just think Liverpool might be a little bit short of winning the title, I hope I'm wrong.
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"It might be a season that's a little bit different than what we've seen in the past where you've almost felt like you had to win almost week after week. The standards that Liverpool and Manchester City set for so long, it may be a little bit different this season."
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Jamie Carragher isn't convinced that Liverpool will win the Premier League title this year (Sky Sports)Carragher went on to admit that Liverpool are probably ahead of schedule in terms of where people expected them to be in the Premier League after undergoing a complete midfield rebuild during the summer transfer window.
He continued: "I think people felt with the new midfield and almost this reboot of this Liverpool team under Klopp, it'd be more like next season, maybe with a couple of extra additions, maybe a holding midfield player, maybe another centre back then you'd be in a position to really go for the title.
"So Liverpool are probably overperforming results-wise or points that they've got at this stage, I think is probably a big surprise for most supporters who were probably targeting a trophy and a top four finish. It's just whether they can stay in that position. I think most people are not quite sure."
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