Arne Slot's Liverpool are clear favourites for the Premier League title, though they face a tricky trip to the south coast this weekend.

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Listen to BBC radio commentaries and follow live text updates from five games in the Premier League, followed by coverage of Manchester City taking on Chelsea.

Paul Merson insists Liverpool are ‘favourites’ to win the Premier League but says their title push could start to falter if Virgil van Dijk was to pick up an injury. Arne Slot’s side have moved six points clear at the top of the Premier League and have a game in hand over title rivals Arsenal.

A rare Saturday afternoon with both Premier League title contenders in action ended in contrasting wins for both Liverpool and Arsenal.

Everton were handed a double injury blow on Thursday when the Premier League club announced midfielder Orel Mangala would miss the rest of the season with a knee injury while striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin was sidelined with a hamstring injury.

This ignited a heated exchange between Merson, Sherwood and Clinton Morrison as they speculated on the title's fate with 15 matches remaining. Merson, a former Arsenal forward, vehemently dismissed the notion that Liverpool is out of reach, citing last season's collapse when Liverpool lost at home to Crystal Palace while leading the league.

The Hungarian's outstanding goal on Saturday made a few more onlookers sit up and take notice of his performances in Slot's system this season.

Chelsea have high hopes for Filip Jorgensen, who has been their second choice for most of this season, and for Mike Penders, the Genk goalkeeper who will join them in the summer, so it’s unlikely they will sign another goalkeeper in this transfer window.

Ferguson, described as 'exceptional' by Emmanuel Williams, has struggled for consistent game time under Fabian Hurzeler and has been made available for a temporary move. The 20-year-old has featured in 12 Premier League matches this season, scoring once in 228 minutes, and is currently unavailable due to an ankle injury.

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