David Moyes: 'Liverpool can challenge for Premier League title'
The Hammers and the Reds enter Sunday's contest against each other at Anfield after winning their opening Europa League group-stage matches by 3-1 scorelines on Thursday, with the former beating Backa Topola and the latter coming out on top against LASK Linz.
Both teams have also made impressive starts to the new Premier League season, although West Ham's unbeaten start was brought to an end by reigning champions Manchester City last weekend.
Indeed, after picking up 10 points from their opening four league fixtures, the Hammers were beaten 3-1 by the Citizens on home soil despite heading into half time with a slender lead.
Liverpool, meanwhile, have won four and drawn one of their first five top-flight matches this season, with a 1-1 draw with Chelsea on the opening weekend followed by victories against Bournemouth, Newcastle United, Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Including results from the end of last season, Jurgen Klopp's side boast a 16-game unbeaten run in the Premier League, the longest ongoing unbeaten run in the top-flight; the Reds last lost a league game in April by a 4-1 scoreline away against Man City.
Following a busy summer transfer window, Liverpool are seeking to make vast improvements on their efforts in the 2022-23 campaign in which they finished fifth in the Premier League and failed to win a single trophy in all competitions.
Liverpool, who won their solitary Premier League title in 2019-20, are tasked with knocking perennial winners Man City off their perch at the top-flight summit this term, and Moyes believes that the Reds have a squad capable of challenging the Citizens
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