Liverpool need to maintain their fighting spirit if they hope to get their Premier League title defence back on track, midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai said ahead of a trip to Manchester City on Sunday.

They are third in the standings with 18 points from 10 matches, a point behind City in second; both teams are well behind leaders Arsenal (25 points).

The Merseyside club endured a torrid spell in October during which they lost six of seven games in all competitions, but they appear to be out of the doldrums after beating Aston Villa and Real Madrid, keeping clean sheets in both games.

Szoboszlai, of Hungary, said Liverpool had shown a tenacity in their hard-fought 1-0 Champions League victory over Real Madrid on Tuesday that they had previously been missing.

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