Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk believes the Premier League title will be won or lost because of the Reds' performances against those lower down the table rather than their results against Manchester City.
The Reds played out a goalless draw at Anfield on Sunday in their first meeting with the defending champions this season, but Van Dijk feels their week-to-week results are more important.
Per the Mirror's David Maddock, he said:
"I think it is not about these games, it is all about the other games, the difficult games which we have against mid-table and lower teams.