Sky Sports' Paul Merson says Brighton will enter the Premier League title race if they win their next two games. The Seagulls currently sit third in the table, behind only Man City and Arsenal, and have won each of their last four league games. Next up is a clash with Liverpool, live on Sky Sports Premier League on Super Sunday.
Brighton have not won at Anfield in their last six visits in all competitions, but they face a Reds side who are yet to record their first league win there this season. Then they face Man City at the Etihad on October 31 - three days after the same fixture in the Carabao Cup fourth round. "That is it in a nutshell: we'll see where they are after the next two games," said Merson.
"If they go and win their next two games, I don't care how long has gone in the season, they are one million per cent title contenders. Then it's a different game. Then they are going to places expecting to win.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player "Liverpool are not playing really well. They are not setting the world alight at the moment. But it will be headline news if they get beaten by Brighton.
"And Brighton, at the moment, you would probably say are a better team than Liverpool. But it's the big team mentality. The pressure's different.
"If Brighton go and get beaten by those two teams, no one will say a word. "If they drew both, that would be amazing, but you'd rather win one and lose one. It's funny how people look at it and think the two draws would look better because they haven't lost.
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