Liverpool news: Reds set up 'Rocky' title race with Man City as PSG comparison made

Liverpool took another step closer to Manchester City in the Premier League title race on Wednesday, as they hammered a hapless Leeds United 6-0 at Anfield.

Braces from Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, as well as a strike each from Virgil van Dijk and Joel Matip, saw the Reds ease to within three points of the leaders, with both sides now having played the same amount of games.

With a League Cup final to come against Chelsea on Sunday, the excitement levels at Anfield appear poised to go into overdrive. The Reds have four trophies within their reach.

After slips by Manchester City in recent weeks, the fight for the Premier League crown is very much on again.

Liverpool have put together a winning run at the perfect time and appear ready to go toe-to-toe with City in the battle for the domestic crown for a third time.

"Perhaps it most resembles the first three Rocky films if you’re that way inclined, and take the third fight with Apollo Creed to be the best of all," said David Maddock in his match report from Anfield.

"Liverpool certainly have a touch of the Balboa about them, because they never know when to quit.

"Who could possibly have predicted when the gap was 12 points at the end of December, they would be in touching distance before the end of February, even after a month without Mo Salah and Sadio Mane?"

Former Reds midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum has compared his current Paris Saint-Germain side to the Liverpool team he signed for in 2016.

The Dutchman was a key part of that team developing into Champions League and Premier League winners, as the Reds were able to make incredible strides under Jurgen Klopp.

While the current PSG team has taken a lot more money to assemble, Wijnaldum thinks there are