Liverpool is about to face Aston Villa in the Premier League. Alan Shearer predicts that Villa will defeat the Red Army, which has been in poor form recently, away from home.
Shearer said: "One team is in extremely poor form and has lost six of the past seven games, and the other team is in great form and has won six of the past seven games. Both sides have reasons to win and this is indeed a key battle, especially considering the way Liverpool suffered in midweek."
"Liverpool cannot afford another defeat. If this does happen then the alarms will really start to sound for Liverpool, part of me is that their decline cannot be sustained as they have so many good players."
"However, I don't like what I'm seeing from Liverpool at the moment, their lack of fighting spirit and overall disarray. Well, I think Villa will probably take advantage of the pressure on Liverpool to win. "
"When you take a risk in the Champions League in midweek, the last thing you want is to suffer a league defeat and the outside world will expect them to rebound."
"Even if Liverpool do rebound and win, I won't. Surprised, but I'd go with Villa because that's how football works, that's how things work sometimes, and Villa are in good form."
Liverpool are already seven points behind Arsenal at the top of the table and Shearer is backing the Gunners to secure their 11th win in their last 12 games against Burnley this weekend.
Shearer said: "Except for Burnley fans, not many people will expect Burnley to gain anything. But because of Arsenal's winning streak, because of the solid defense they have, and the lineup they have, this game will not cause them any trouble."
"Whether they pass Regardless of the method, they deployed a new four-back combination in the League Cup and still kept zero seals. "
"They are making great progress in the Champions League and are unstoppable in the league. The whole club is full of confidence. They look like a real contender for the championship this year."