Chris Sutton makes Liverpool claim that goes far beyond Thursday night

Liverpool head into Thursday night’s trip to the Emirates with external judgement growing louder, even as our results continue to tick along on paper.

BBC Sport pundit Chris Sutton has delivered a withering assessment of where we stand ahead of Arsenal, insisting performances rather than points are exposing a worrying regression under Arne Slot.

The former Premier League striker predicted a 2-0 Arsenal win and claimed that “Liverpool badly missed Hugo Ekitike” during the recent draw with Fulham...