Paul Merson and Alan Shearer disagree on Fulham vs Liverpool prediction

The pundits are not in agreement on Liverpool this weekend, with for the Reds at Fulham.

side will make the trip to London full of confidence, having put defeats to Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle in the and Carabao Cup final behind them . Despite the , goal put Liverpool another step closer to the title.

And after , the Reds are now just a maximum of 11 points away from being crowned champions. Should they win at Craven Cottage today, - if side continues to drop points.

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Fulham though will provide a stern test for Liverpool, and Marco Silva’s side is arguably the Reds’ toughest assignment during the remainder of this month. That has led former Arsenal midfielder to suggest the visitors may drop points.

Predicting a 1-1 draw for , Merson said: “Fulham have hit a bit of a brick wall, haven’t they? I didn’t think they ever got going against Arsenal and were quite poor. Liverpool were fortunate in the Merseyside derby win over Everton and did not play very well in my opinion.

“I thought Liverpool’s goal was offside but it’s all fair in the end because Everton deserved to go down to 10 men and were lucky to have James Tarkowski on the pitch. But if I’m Arne Slot, I wouldn’t be too happy with that performance. Lately, Liverpool haven’t been hitting the heights we’re so often used to seeing them hit.”

Giving his thoughts on Slot’s team, Merson added: “If was fit, he would’ve started at right-back. I have no problem with , I think he’s a good footballer and deserves to be on the pitch more often for Liverpool. But the problem is Antonee Robinson on that flank. If is unable to track back and help out, Robinson can trouble Jones a lot.

“I would pick Salah, and as the front three for Liverpool in this game. But I don’t think the Reds will win at Craven Cottage.”

Former Newcastle striker though is not anticipating any sort of slip-up from the Reds. Giving his succinct prediction for , he said: “I'll go for an away win. I like Fulham and I think that Marco Silva has done a really good job, but Liverpool will have too much for them.”

Shearer isn’t alone in thinking Liverpool will pick up another win today. His former Blackburn teammate Chris Sutton agrees, having predicted a 2-1 win for the Reds for .

“Fulham made things difficult for Arsenal on Tuesday and I am expecting them to do the same here because they are very capable on the counter-attack,” Sutton said.

“They might even give Liverpool another big scare here but, with what is at stake, I still think the leaders will be fully focused and get the job done again, like they did against Everton.”