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'No pressure' - Shaqiri confident Liverpool can handle being Premier League favourites

The Reds have a seven-point lead over Manchester City at the top of the table ahead of Thursday's Etihad showdown

Xherdan Shaqiri insists Liverpool can handle the pressure of being Premier League favourites.

And the Reds star has rejected the idea that the Reds can blast Manchester City out of the title race when they travel to the Etihad this week.

Jurgen Klopp’s side have enjoyed a dream Christmas, winning all three of their festive fixtures to open up a seven-point gap at the top of the table.

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City, who leapfrogged Spurs to go second with a win at Southampton on Sunday, can cut the deficit to four with a win over Liverpool in Thursday night’s blockbuster clash.