'Break to pause any negative momentum should get rid of any doubt'

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I would say the Premier League is done. The gap to Arsenal is too big.

But the international break has come at a good time given Liverpool's Champions League exit and defeat in the Carabao Cup final in the space of a few days.

Being dominated by Newcastle was the end of a tough week and could have really affected them in the league, but the fact they have this break gives them time to switch off from domestic football.

This will definitely help them. You can overanalyse a lot of things after a week like that - when things seem to have turned. I've been in teams that have been performing really well and then exits from cup competitions have brought doubt and instability. There can be an overload of information and overthinking seeps in.

The international break will give the players a refresh and different information.

I do not see them losing four or five games between now and the end of the season and, in my opinion, the title is Liverpool's, but having that break to pause any negative momentum should get rid of any doubt.

However, they have gone from a team that looked unstoppable and the best in Europe to one that look like they can be beaten. They were dominated completely out of possession by Newcastle and other teams will look at that.

There is no shame in the Paris St-Germain result because they are one of the most exciting teams I have seen in recent years, but the manner of the defeat at Wembley could be a worry. The Magpies looked like they wanted it more and had more determination to win.

It was around the time of Liverpool's Carabao Cup win last year that the wheels started to fall off in Jurgen Klopp's final season.

However, they had a lot of injuries and the gap was not as big. It would be the biggest shock in Premier League history if they do not get it over the line from here.

Fara Williams was speaking to BBC Sport's Nat Hayward

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