Proof that Liverpool is struggling with the battle for the most intense title in the history of the Premier League

There is no doubt that it is one of the most contested title races in the history of the Premier League.

First step back in early November to the point where all teams in the national competition had played 12 matches.

Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea were all unbeaten. It was the first time that three clubs qualified for the first time without losing their history.

Then, after 13 matches, Tottenham came in third after Maurizio Sarri's team bowed for the first time this season.

Liverpool then faced City until Pep Guardiola's men stumbled three times in December to let the Reds take the advantage and let Mauricio Pochettino's Spurs double.

City then fell back to second place at the end of the holiday season as Tottenham was beaten by the Wolves and, when we arrived in 2019 after 20 games, the Reds had a seven point lead, ambading a total of 54 points.

Then, the team of Jurgen Klopp went to Etihad for his first game of the new year and lost 2-1, which reduced the gap to four points after the victory of both teams in the Premier League.

Liverpool's last win, a 4-3 victory over Crystal Palace, allowed them to reach 60 points after 23 games, while Manchester City added 56 and Tottenham Hotspur 51.

These three clubs scored 54, 62 and 48 goals respectively and conceded 13, 17 and 23 for a very good goal difference on all fronts.

But even that does not show how competitive the 2018/19 season is.

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Every possible Premier League champion in the last 10 years has averaged 53.9 points in 23 games.

Only City last season has ever had more points than the Liverpool 60s over the last decade – it had reached 62.

The previous winners, to give a full overview after 23 games, which go in the order of Chelsea, Leicester, Chelsea, City, Manchester United, City, United, Chelsea and United had won 56, 47, 53, 53, 56, 54, 51, 54 and 53 points respectively.

What you will clearly notice is that Liverpool has a long way to go, but Manchester City and Tottenham would also be very competitive if they played another season, but so far they have nine points. adrift.

This undoubtedly makes the results achieved so far by Liverpool all the more impressive, but at the same time shows that the next 15 games will not be easy.

It will be an incredibly special victory in the Premier League if Klopp's men manage to win the title and beat that which is arguably one of the best teams the national competition has ever seen.

To provide additional proof of the quality of the competition between the Reds this year, think about Boxing Day and the middle of the season.

Liverpool scored 51 points after 19 games to record one of the five best English records of all-time high flying ever at this point of the season.

The other four, all of whom won the league, were Preston North End 1888/89, Tottenham Hotspur 1960/61, Chelsea 2005/06 and of course Manchester City last season.

This points total also meant that Liverpool became the only 12th team in the history of high flying to have accumulated more than 46 points after 19 matches – if all matches were worth three points for a win – which in itself shows how much City and Tottenham have 45 points and Chelsea 40 points too.

The previous 11 teams have all won the title. However, only Manchester United in 2006/07 and Chelsea 2016/17 had opponents within six points.

And to add to that the definitive proof that the Reds were and still remain in first place in the most competitive league of all time, there is the fact that they were the first team to have reached at least 47 points after 19 matches, two challengers within seven points of them.