Unai Emery declares 'complete favorite' in title race as Liverpool battles Man City and Arsenal

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has declared Liverpool as favorites for the Premier League title ahead of facing the Reds tomorrow.

Arne Slot’s side will be aiming to hold onto top spot when they welcome Villa to Anfield on Saturday. Liverpool currently holds a two-point advantage over defending champions Manchester City, while they also sit seven points ahead of Arsenal.

With City facing a difficult test at Brighton before kick-off on Merseyside, there could even be an opportunity for the Reds to extend their lead, although Pep Guardiola’s side remains the favorite with many pundits to retain their title.

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Emery though has suggested that Liverpool is in fact in the best position to beat City and Arsenal to this season’s crown, having tipped them as favorite for tomorrow’s game.

“Liverpool will be very difficult,” Emery said. “They are completely favourites to beat us and to win the league this season in front of Arsenal and City.

“We are going to play 38 matches, we are in day 11 tomorrow and we are motivated and excited as well.

“We are keeping balance and tomorrow is an amazing match we will play in Liverpool, the team who is doing the best this season in the Premier League and Champions League.”

Villa head into tomorrow’s game in poor form, having lost their last three games in all competitions, including a heavy 4-1 defeat to Tottenham last weekend.

They will be aiming to do better than their last outing to Anfield, having fallen to a 3-0 defeat last season, and Emery is expecting just as tough a test this time around.

“We are analysing them and how they are playing, and they are playing really, really well. Their style and their idea in some tactical things has maybe changed, but they are playing with the same players, they are playing very well and their idea is clear.

“This is the same power they had before with their structure tactically. Offensively they’re a really strong team. Collectively they are in their way and individually as well.

“Tomorrow is a really huge challenge for us to stop them, to play with personality. We are analysing and building the team but of course we have to compete if we want to get the level we had last year.

“We are more or less keeping it but we have to be stronger in some circumstances, in everything: tactically, mentally, emotionally. We are building the team with different players and building our structure. We are in this process.”