Talk of Liverpool blowing a bid for the Premier League crown has been branded “nonsense" and "absolute garbage” by Gary Gillespie, a title-winning star of the Reds’ past.
Questions have started to be asked of the Anfield outfit after a testing week which has seen them surrender their place at the top of the table to reigning champions Manchester City.
Jurgen Klopp’s side have only slipped to second on goal difference, have suffered just one defeat all season and now boast a game in hand on the Blues.
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Murmurs of nerves and pressure have been doing the rounds, though, with it suggested that a 29-year wait for top-flight glory may be about to tick over into a third decade.