Liverpool would like to avoid a new slip -up if they visit Manchester City on Sunday.
The Reds have been held up to a draw in their last two Premier League way matches-in Everton and Aston Villa and are now only eight points ahead of the second place Arsenal and played more a match.
The Gunners can go within five due to the kick -off at the Etihad while they organize West Ham on Saturday afternoon.
Liverpool played well in Villa Park, much better than last Sunday when they expressed Wolves 2-1 in Anfield, but looked nervous.
Darwin Nunez will hope to play better if it is called after missing a gift -packaged chance against Villa. Baas Arne Slot was not irritated by the Miss himself, more the reaction of the Uruguay striker.
He said: “I can accept every Miss, especially from a player who has scored two very important goals against Brentford.
“In the match against Villa I would prefer to score, but the word ‘Chance’ says it all – it is a ‘chance’. It is not 100% sure that the ball will enter.
“But what was a bit harder for me to accept was his behavior after that chance. And by ‘behavior’ I mean that I think it has come too much in his head and he was not the usual Darwin who works his A ** and ensures that he helps the team.
“I think he was too disappointed after he missed that chance.”
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Manchester City will hope to bounce back from the Midweek who knows Real Madrid, a 3-0 defeat that has set out the size of the revision needed at Etihad.
It seems that the time has overtaken many of their aging stars and Pep Guardiola has a big summer of reconstruction for him.
The recent competition performance of City has been wild inconsistent. They defeated Newcastle last weekend 4-0, two weeks after losing 5-1 in Arsenal.
Basic news for Manchester City against Liverpool
Guardiola will hope that erling will be available after he was not fit enough to get from the bank to Madrid, while John Stones is definitely off.
Manuel Akanji remains sidelined.
The most important doubt of Liverpool is Cody Gakpo. The Dutch international missed their last two games, but Slot said that it would be a “close call” about whether he would be involved in Etihad.
The Liverpool boss does not expect that right back Conor Bradley will make the city game or the midweek collision with Newcastle.
Joe Gomez has just had surgery on a hamstring, but Slot does not exclude the possibility of the Englishman who returns before the end of the season.
Manchester City: Ederson; Lewis, Dias, Ake, Gvardol; Gonzalez, Kovicic, De Bruyne, Marmouosh, Savinho; Trap
Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Konate, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo; Diaz
