Liverpool 2-0 Brighton: match review
The former England striker has been discussing Liverpool’s season so far after a 2-0 victory over Brighton in the Premier League.
Michael Owen believes that Liverpool are the ‘best team in the world’ and they are only going to get better as the season continues.
The Reds have endured an underwhelming 2025-26 season so far. After comfortably winning the Premier League title last season, their defence is over before Christmas. Liverpool sit 10 points behind leaders Arsenal, having lost six games so far.
The Reds had a significant squad overhaul during the summer transfer window, which is a reason behind their troubles in the first half of the campaign. But Owen reckons that Slot’s squad has more talent that even Arsenal and Champions League holders Paris Saint-Germain and that Liverpool are only going to improve as the season continues.
What’s been said
Speaking on Premier League Productions, the former Anfield striker said: “Obviously, they’re not playing their very best. They have done in patches but have not been consistently very good. I do feel at the moment, they need to score the first goal because they are quite vulnerable and conceded chances.
“The confidence of keeping a clean sheet and winning another game after going away in Europe playing a tricky game... this is a seriously good team. If everyone plays at their absolute peak, I still think Liverpool are the best team in the world. I still do. They are obviously not showing it regularly but they won the league at a counter last year and they have signed incredible players, invested for the future and these players are going to come good.
“This is a team that aren’t going to go away and are going to be title contenders for the next five years. As much as they’re not playing very well, you’ve still got to be fearful of. They have beaten Arsenal, Aston Villa and have gone away in Europe and are doing well in the Champions League. Everyone is talking about this disaster but they’re top six and flyig high in the Champions League. It is not a disaster yet and there is a long way to go and these new signings are only going to get better.”
One player who Liverpool signed in the summer was Florian Wirtz for £100 million from Bayer Leverkusen. The attacking midfielder, regarded as one of the best prospects in Europe, had a tough start to his Reds career but was excellent against Brighton.
‘Going to be watching something pretty special’
Owen feels that Wirtz will only continue to improve and Liverpool fans will be watching ‘something pretty special in the future’. “He is only getting better,” added Owen. “He is so talents and gradually getting there. You see a couple of things he does and it leaves you: ‘Oh my word, this guy’.
“If he could do more of it then we’re going to be watching something pretty special in the future. He’s going to get better, get used to his new team-mates, new league etc so lots to be positive about. Liverpool aren’t purring at the moment but they will be soon, there’s no doubt about it.”
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