Man Utd Stays Top of Premiership Race Against Barca!
Again, Liverpool are gifted a golden chance to assert themselves in the race for Top 4.
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 14: Enzo Fernandez of Chelsea looks dejected after the team's defeat in the Premier League match between Chelsea and Newcastle United at Stamford Bridge on March 14, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images) | Getty Images Liverpool’s season has entered a period where even matches against teams fighting relegation feel like high-stakes moments. This is a weird position to be in for a club that’s neither in the title race nor down at the bottom of the table.
And while Top 4 is certainly a fight, lumping in the FA Cup and Champions League, every match feels deeply consequential when it comes to the hopes of the Reds taking something positive out of this season. The margins, as they say, are razor thin in elite football. Liverpool have suffered what feel like significant set-backs in terms of their remaining objectives in both the Champions League and the Premier League.
Starting most recently, Liverpool were held by Galtasaray in the first leg of their Champions League tie on Tuesday. And the previous week, likely-to-be relegated Wolves also dealt the Reds a loss in the Premier League. Two matches where the club were denied in games they were clearly favored to win, but failed to do so.
Liverpool have generally been bailed out throughout the year, though, and given that the Reds kick off on Sunday, there was an opportunity to put themselves in a position to remain in control of their destiny in terms of the chase for a Top 4 spot. Liverpool are in a tight fight for those spots with Aston Villa, Chelsea, and Manchester United, with the lads needing to only beat out two of those teams to meet their objective. It is quite fortunate, then, that both Villa and Chelsea are currently in the kind of form that provides the Reds the kind of cover for their own wonky form.