NewsTrent Alexander-Arnold: We've built a great foundation - it's about consistency now

The Reds head into Saturday lunchtime's fixture at Manchester City a point behind the current Premier League leaders, having only suffered one top-flight defeat so far this term.

Maintaining those standards in the months ahead is the aim for the squad now – a challenge Alexander-Arnold believes they are more than capable of meeting.

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The vice-captain said: "Last season wasn't good enough. We brought new players in, it was about adapting as quick as possible and making sure we laid a good foundation at the start of the season.

"We are in a really strong position and results and form-wise we are doing enough to stay as close as possible to the top of the table.

"So far we've performed in a way that is how you would expect someone who can win the league to perform and if we carry this on, we should be in and around it come May.

"If that wasn't the case, I would be here saying, 'I want to get back in the top four.' Because, genuinely, there is nothing wrong with that for this team, a team that has just finished outside the Champions League places.

"There is a rebuild going on, a lot of senior players have left, and it would be very normal to say, 'Get back in the top four and push on from there.' But it [challenging for the title] is something that we believe we can achieve.

"If it doesn't happen, we have ourselves to blame. We have built a great foundation, it is just about consistency.

"The hardest thing in football is consistently winning games but we have shown we are more than capable of passing [that test]."