New Everton coach sends Premier League title warning to Liverpool - 'It's not over'
New Everton coach - and former Liverpool midfielder - Charlie Adam has warned the Reds that the Premier League title race is ‘not over’.
Liverpool moved six points clear at the top of the table last week and has played a game fewer than the chasing pack. But it’s not Arsenal or Nottingham Forest who Adam feels offer the biggest threat to Arne Slot ’s side, nor fourth-place Chelsea.
It’s reigning champions Manchester City who shouldn’t be disregarded, claims Adam, despite Pep Guardiola’s side sitting 12 points off top spot. Speaking just days before he joined David Moyes’ backroom team as a set-piece specialist, the 39-year-old had this warning for his former side.
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“Liverpool are long odds-on favourites, aren't they now? But it's not over. I will never disregard Man City until it's mathematically impossible because I know what they can do,” he told Best Betting Sites. “We’ve seen them do it for the last few years, they can go and win 12, 15 games in a row. They can do it. They can get rhythm. They can get momentum.
“I understand they beat Ipswich, which is expected, but it's the manner they did it. They'll downplay everything, Man City, but you can never rule them out. No matter what is going on, you can never rule them out.
“Liverpool have given themselves an unbelievable opportunity to win a title,” he continued. “And they are the moments that you need to win titles. You know, when you feel like the game's gone away from you, it's down and out.
“You've had loads of possession, loads of shots. I think they had 30-odd shots [against Brentford]. Dominated the game, big chances and you think it's not going to go the way for you. You go to Brentford and think, ‘we're going to get a point,’ and then [Darwin] Nunez steps up and gets two goals. That's the difference.”
Adam, who made 37 appearances during his time at Liverpool, joined Everton on Thursday after being sacked by Fleetwood Town last month. He’ll face his old side in a few weeks’ time when Liverpool faces the Toffees in the final-ever Merseyside derby at Goodison Park on 12 February.
