Robbie Fowler has always been positive about Liverpool when reporting on them as a pundit.
Most of the time, he’s fairly optimistic and would always vote in Liverpool’s favour.
However, with the recent form that the Anfield outfit have found themselves in this term, most people are betting against the Reds.
Robbie Fowler during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Liverpool at Etihad Stadium.
Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images
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There’s still time for things to turn around, but if Liverpool’s recent Premier League form is anything to go by, it’s hard to see how they’ll be in the running for the title by the end of the season.
Robbie Fowler thinks Liverpool are already out of the Premier League title race
Going into the 2025-26 campaign, most people thought that Liverpool would be running away with the Premier League title once again.
They spent an obscene amount of money improving their first-team squad, and, to be honest, it actually feels like they’ve managed to get worse.
Of course, there have been a couple of solid performances from Arne Slot’s men recently, but more often than not, they’ve been on the back foot.
And now, while speaking on The Good, The Bad and The Football Podcast, Fowler has shared why he doesn’t think the Reds are going to win the Premier League title.
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“I mean, I got asked yesterday before the game ‘are Liverpool out of that little bit of a rut’ and I went ‘well, don’t get carried away,’” he said.
“I mean, they beat Aston Villa, but for 45 minutes Liverpool weren’t great, and they beat Madrid.
“So it’s only 45 minutes in a league game where they’ve played relatively ok, I think they’re out of the title race.”
Liverpool must win their next five Premier League games if they want a chance of winning the title
To be fair to Slot and his men, their recent run of games has been fairly difficult.
Over the last few weeks, they’ve faced off against Crystal Palace, Manchester City, and even Real Madrid.
And, while some of their recent performances have been solid, there’s been more than one occasion when things have gone completely pear-shaped.
However, their next five top-flight games look like they could work in the Reds’ favour.
Their next five outings are against Nottingham Forest, West Ham, Sunderland, Leeds United and Brighton.
A dejected Arne Slot manager / head coach of Liverpool at full time during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Liverpool at Etihad Stadium
Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images
Although Forest and Sunderland will undoubtedly be tough teams to face, Liverpool should still have more than enough quality to earn 15 points from their next five games.
And, if they want to keep in the title race, that’s exactly what they’re going to have to do; otherwise, they can kiss their hopes of retaining the Premier League goodbye.