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Liverpool reportedly has a leg up on its Premier League competitors as they prepare to return to top-tier action next week. The Reds suffered a significant setback in their title defence last week, falling 3-0 to Manchester City.
Arne Slot's squad currently sit eighth in the Premier League standings, trailing leaders Arsenal by eight points, having tasted defeat five times in the top flight this season.
Liverpool's next challenge is a home match against Nottingham Forest, who are languishing in the relegation zone but have shown signs of improvement under new manager Sean Dyche.
The Reds will be eager to turn their fortunes around when the Premier League kicks off again, having lost five of their previous six top-flight matches.
A recent report suggests that Liverpool have a significant advantage over their rivals, reports the Liverpool Echo.
Sky Sports reports that Liverpool have the second-easiest run of fixtures following the international break. The report indicates that only Manchester United face an easier set of matches when the Premier League gets back underway.
Liverpool's first five matches after the international break will see them take on teams currently sitting 19th (Nottingham Forest), 18th (West Ham), fourth (Sunderland), 16th (Leeds United) and 11th (Brighton).
In contrast, Arsenal's fixture list ranks as the seventh most challenging in the Premier League.
Arsenal's journey towards Premier League glory continues as they prepare to face Tottenham Hotspur (5th), Chelsea (3rd), Brentford(12th), Aston Villa (6th) and Wolves (20th) in their upcoming top-flight matches.
Following Liverpool's defeat to Man City last week, Slot shared his thoughts with reporters: "It feels there's too many (defeats), and the last thing I should think about now is the title race,".
"We should first focus on getting results, result and result after result before we can even think about that.
"The reality is we are eighth now, one team is quite far ahead although City is four points away from Arsenal. The rest is quite close.
"I said last season many times even when we were leading, the best way to judge the league table is after 38 games, and the next best way to is to judge it after 19 games because you have all faced the same opponents.
"Our first focus should be on getting results. The last thing we should focus on is the title race. That was something we could do last season but also not the previous two seasons. We need to improve and that's obvious."
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