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Liverpool have nothing to lose in their engrossing Premier League title battle with Manchester City, according to former Reds defender Jose Enrique.
Jurgen Klopp’s side trailed City by 14 points on January 15, but 10 wins in a row has moved them within a point of the leaders with eight matches to go.
Liverpool beat Watford on Saturday to move above their rivals for the first time since November 27, but City reclaimed top spot later in the day with victory at Burnley.
The two sides face off at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday in what is being billed as a title decider, and Jose Enrique insists Liverpool are under less pressure than their opponents.
“Before there was a 14-point difference and now they are stuck with Manchester City, so it depends on the fight,” the Spaniard, who spent five years at Anfield, told Stats Perform.
“I think Liverpool have an advantage because they have nothing to lose. In January everything seemed lost and now they are there and it will be very nice.
“Hopefully they win everything, but if it’s just the Premier League or the Champions League it’s going to be a very good season.”
Indeed, like opponents City, Liverpool are still in the hunt to win the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup, on top of the EFL Cup they have already secured.
The Reds have been in particularly good form in 2022 and Jose Enrique believes the addition of Luis Diaz in January helped the club’s relentless quest for a quadruple.
“April will be the month in which everything will be defined, although the Champions League final is later, and first you have to get there,” he said.
“But in April everything is played: Manchester City, the quarter-finals of the Champions League, and we will have to see what happens. The team is going to go all out.
“The signing of Luis Diaz in January did the team a lot of good on a mental level because they needed a player who could compete with the other three and also Diogo Jota.”
