Manchester United legend Gary Neville has some interesting advice for Liverpool. He feels a Champions League exit at the hands of Bayern Munich will be beneficial for Liverpool in their quest to win the Premier League.
The Reds have managed to draw five of their last seven matches in all competitions and in doing so have dropped points which have made them slip behind defending champions Manchester City.
A goalless draw against Everton on Sunday made them drop to second place in the league table and they now face a determined Bayern Munich side in their second leg of the UEFA Champions League.
Liverpool came up second-place in the last season of Champions League but Neville believes another spell in the CL would prove to be harmful to the Reds.
He believes if Liverpool loses to Bayern it might turn into a blessing in disguise as it will make them even more determined to win the Premier League.
“I’ve always thought that for Liverpool to win the league they have to have a clean fixture list,’ he told Sky Sports podcast.
I’m going to say it… go out against Bayern Munich. ‘That seems like madness. You can’t play to lose a game. But actually, I think it will be in Liverpool’s favour if they can have a clean run.
‘Because they can get everybody fresh, prepared for the rest of the season. ‘City have got FA Cup quarter-finals, semi-finals potentially. Liverpool could go four or five points in front, that’s tough to pull back in the closing weeks, and that’s an advantage.”
