Jurgen Klopp sends Kevin De Bruyne warning in Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City title race

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has delivered a Kevin De Bruyne verdict in his side's Premier League title battle against Arsenal and Manchester City. The Reds moved three points clear at the top of the table on Monday evening following a 4-2 win against Newcastle with Mohamed Salah marking his final game for a number of weeks in style.

The 31-year-old is undoubtedly Liverpool's talisman but they will have to cope without him for the month of January as he heads off to AFCON to represent Egpyt. Salah endured a chaotic night at Anfield with his first-half penalty saved by Martin Dubravka although he then scored an open goal to put Liverpool ahead before also picking up an assist.

Salah then had the chance to score from 12 yards once again, and this time he emphatically took that opportunity to seal the victory. In recent weeks both Aston Villa and Arsenal have dropped points with the latter having not won in their last three league games with just one victory in the last seven games across all competitions.

Meanwhile, Unai Emery's side surprisingly dropped points to Sheffield United just over a week after beating both Man City and Arsenal in the space of four days. On the outskirts, Tottenham also appear to be back in the hunt with four wins in their last five league games.

With numerous changing elements in the title race, Klopp was asked for his thoughts on the picture ahead of facing Newcastle and his verdict reflected the multiple narratives being addressed. “It’s all positive," Klopp told Sky Sports on the title race. «There’s no doubt about that. But last week — it feels like a few hours ago — Arsenal were running away with it. If you speak today about it then you will say, ‘That’s it for them’. Tottenham were out. Now