BBC · Jan 25, 2025
'It's extraordinary what Liverpool are doing' - can anyone stop them?
Image caption, Liverpool are unbeaten in 18 top-flight matches (W13, D5), with their only league defeat under Arne Slot coming against Nottingham Forest in SeptemberMind games make up a Premier League title battle almost as much as what happens on the pitch, as a manager looks to find the edge over his rivals.
That may have been at play in Mikel Arteta's pre-match news conference on Friday when the Arsenal boss was asked whether he expects leaders Liverpool to have a difficult spell.
"They normally do," he said. "So we have to be there. That's for sure."