BEST SIGNINGS
Liverpool out to make title statement at Manchester City
Liverpool’s transfer window business has been hailed as some of the best among the leading clubs
London — Liverpool could hardly be in higher spirits as they set out on the short trip to Manchester City on Saturday hoping to make a strong case for their Premier League title prospects. Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City and neighbours Manchester United, with champions Chelsea, have already been installed as the trio most likely to contest the title, but optimism is surging on Merseyside after a free-scoring August. A 4-0 thrashing of a compliant Arsenal side before the international break means Jürgen Klopp’s side have seven points from nine, during an opening period in which they also safely negotiated a Champions League playoff against Hoffenheim. What is more, Liverpool’s transfer window business has been hailed as some of the best among the leading clubs. Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah was rated by number-crunchers at the CIES Football Observatory as the bargain of the summer, after arriving in a deal worth a reported £36m from Roma and a goal on his debut plus strikes against ...
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