Wenger weighs up Liverpool’s chances of being new ‘Invincibles’

Joe Williams
Arsene Wenger Arsenal

Arsene Wenger thinks Liverpool’s concentration will be on winning the Premier League first and foremost but reckons Jurgen Klopp’s side will possess the “belief” to go the season unbeaten.

The Frenchman was in charge of the 2003-04 ‘Invincibles’ side at Arsenal who managed to go the entire Premier League season without losing a single match.

Liverpool are on course to win the Premier League this season as they will look to maintain their 13 point lead over nearest rivals Leicester City when they face Sheffield United on Thursday.

“They were close last year and they are still on course to do it,” Wenger told beIN Sports.

“But I think what Liverpool is expecting at the moment is just to win the Premier League and that is the first target for such a football city.

“To stay for 30 years without winning the Premier League… nobody would have predicted that.

“That is their main target and I think they are on a good run and on a good course to achieving that this season because their main opponent is quite far away already.”

However, Wenger does believe that Liverpool have a similar “belief” to that of his famous side of 2003-04.

“You look at the number of goals they score and the number of goals they concede. They are very good,” Wenger added.

“They play intelligent football, their players make intelligent decisions on the pitch.

“My experience when you play the whole season unbeaten is that they accumulated the belief that if they just continue to play they will win the game.

“That is very difficult to get in the team because you need a special run to do that and to get the fear of losing out of the team. It’s something that is very important and they have that at the moment.”