Are Liverpool in the title race? Their match against Arsenal will tell us a lot

Andoni Iraola’s team have shot up the table after a slow start but they are still not scoring enough goals By WhoScored Every Liverpool win this season seems to come with an asterisk. Yes, they beat Brentford , but Brentford had a man sent off. Yes they beat Villarreal , but they

Andoni Iraola’s team have shot up the table after a slow start but they are still not scoring enough goals By WhoScored Every Liverpool win this season seems to come with an asterisk. Yes, they beat Brentford , but Brentford had a man sent off. Yes they beat Villarreal , but they conceded three.

On Sunday, against Brighton the asterisks finally ran out. Liverpool beat the Premier League’s top scorers 2-0, kept a clean sheet against a side that had scored 23 goals in their first seven games, and won a league match at home for the first time since April . Liverpool have won their last five games – including knocking Chelsea out of the Carabao Cup at Anfield on penalties – and are fourth in the Premier League, but there is still the sense that nobody quite trusts what they are watching.

Liverpool remain a work in progress, with questions about their ability to create enough chances and break down stubborn opponents. Arsenal’s visit to Anfield this weekend will give us an indication of how much they have progressed under Andoni Iraola. Continue reading...