Liverpool need favour from Steven Gerrard but must take Premier League title race to Sunday first – The Warm-Up

MONDAY’S BIG STORIES Liverpool need a win and then a favour Ad/> After a sunny FA Cup final-Eurovision double on Saturday, the country wasn’t feeling up to much yesterday after the adrenaline ride that was experiencing a momentary topping of the charts and the subsequent maybe-they-don’t-hate-us-so-much-after-all reflection, so at least there were seven Premier League games to seek your teeth into. Premier LeagueAston Villa complete permanent signing of Coutinho from Barcelona12/05/2022 AT 18:41 And on this laziest of days, the one thing that was working in overdrive was the updated table as the afternoon played out.

Everywhere you looked there was the prospect for change, and after celebrating their second cup of the season, Liverpool fans will have been nervously watching the events at London Stadium unfold. West Ham’s 2-0 lead had them dreaming that a goal difference swing at St Mary’s on Tuesday could put the title back in their hands, but after Manchester City salvaged a draw and what could be a vital point, even if Liverpool do manage to beat a side susceptible to losing 9-0 on the odd occasion or two, they still need a favour from Aston Villa on Sunday.

Yes, that means Steven Gerrard, Philippe Coutinho and Danny Ings, they're looking at you, with the ex-Liverpool trio all possibly having a say in a title race, although trying to get a result at City is quite the tough (near-impossible) assignment. Villa have nothing to play for, but Liverpool will at least be grateful there is some emotional investment, and so we can expect Gerrard to face as many questions about his old side this week as he does his current.