Liverpool star: We must play like we don’t have anything to lose
Liverpool defender Joe Gomez has urged his teammates to not play like they have anything to lose as they search for more success this season.
Jurgen Klopp’s side are currently one point behind Manchester City in the Premier League title race and will face off with Pep Guardiola’s side next weekend.
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They also have a Champions League quarter-final against Benfica coming up in midweek as well as a FA Cup semi-final at Wembley against City in two weeks time.
Having already won the Carabao Cup earlier this season, Liverpool are still on for the quadruple and defender Gomez has admitted they have a huge period coming up, but they mustn’t play like they have everything to lose.
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Speaking to Liverpoolfc.com, Gomez said: “It’s massive. I think all we can do is give it our all and not see it like we have anything to lose, it’s everything to gain.
“It’s where we want to be, fighting for all competitions. It’s not about overanalysing it, [it’s] just taking it a game at a time and going for all of it.
“All we can do is focus each week on the games ahead. We know it’s going to be a big run-in, hopefully with us being successful in all of them.
“So, we’ve all got to play our part to be ready and go again every few days.”
In the 2-0 win over Watford on Saturday, Gomez filled in for Trent Alexander-Arnold at right-back and provided an assist for Diogo Jota’s opener.
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