Liverpool v Wolves: Premier League – live! | Soccer

The players are in the tunnel. Virgil van Dijk seems to think that he is considering traveling from his couch to the kitchen to make a beer, not a game that could potentially win Liverpool their first league title in a generation.

Win or lose Jurgen Klopp believes that this season has been better than what we could have expected, as Rich Jolly reminds us.

Jürgen Klopp believes that his reign in Liverpool has gone better than even an optimist like this would have expected. "I do not think I would have thought that, but I'm not a very negative person," said the manager. "I would not have thought that it was possible to be three times in a European final and twice in a Champions League final. It's something no one could have said four years ago. It's really special. "

This is Jonathan Wilson final of this season relentlessly.

Daniel Taylor's column this week begs the question: if this Liverpool team can not beat the money and skills of Manchester City, who can?

In the observer today, the verdicts of the fans of the season are about to end, in two parts. Fortunately, because of the alphabet, Liverpool and the wolves are in the same part here.

Here is Jurgen Klopp: "All. It's a long season. If you feel extremely cool, it would not be normal. We must fight, we must create, because the wolves are so good. They play differently from other Premier League teams. Everyone is talking about the game City, the last day, but we have to win the game. "

He also says that he will not follow the events in Brighton. And if you believe it, I'd like to introduce myself, the Portfolio Inspector. It will not take long …

Richard South has received an e-mail about the harshness of Liverpool's job this season: "Do you have trouble thinking about Liverpool's job because of intense rivalries with other clubs, more than City? I'm not sure that's a valid theory, but I'm thinking about the points lost in the away games against Man Utd and Everton, both of whom are significantly better than they are now. The way Utd in particular (the team and the public) galvanized to tie a tie against Liverpool seemed very different from their rather moderate performance against City a few weeks ago. There's also a more recent story / rivalry with Chelsea too (more points lost, far from it) while it seems like nobody – like other teams / fans – is really too upset if City wins the title again . That said, it would be sensational for Brighton to have West Ham play Utd in 1995; Where is Ludek Miklosko when you need him ?!

The titles there: The return of Mo Salah is satisfactory. Andrew Robertson is doing well despite the fact that he has to leave at half-time against Barcelona. Still no Roberto Firmino, Joel Matip was congratulated by Virgil van Dijk and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain returned to the bench. No surprises for wolves: you can probably name their starting eleven in your sleep.

Liverpool

Alisson; Alexander Arnold, Van Dijk, Matip, Robertson; Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Henderson; Salah, Origi, Mane. Subs: Mignolet, Lovren, Milner, Gomez, Sturridge, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Shaqiri.

wolves

Patricio; Boly, Bennett, Coady; Doherty, Dendoncker, Moutinho, Neves, Johnny; Jota, Jimenez. Subs: Ruddy, Cavaleiro, Costa, Gibbs-White, Vinagra, Traore, Kilman.

Rob Smyth has you covered for the other big today: follow Brighton v Manchester City here.

While we are here, can we establish language rules after the match? If Liverpool wins today but still does not win the title, do not call it fullers. The line that they had a seven-point lead at one point and "blew", it sounds dramatic, but it was in January and since then, Liverpool is superb. It's just that Manchester City has been flawless. Liverpool have not lost a league game since January 3, but they have committed the heinous sin of drawing four times. Usually, that would not even be considered a blip, but we generally did not see a team like City.

HOWEVER, should City slip into Brighton and Liverpool THEN – AND ONLY THEN – DO NOT WIN here, MAYBE we can talk about bottles of bottles, choking, etc. MAY BE. But even then, probably not.

Simon Barnes, former chief sports editor of The Times, often liked to refer to the Wimbledon Finals in 1999 between Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi. "Agassi was brilliant in this final," Barnes wrote. "He played his best all the way through.He played tennis of sublime and quite convincing quality.But Sampras had a strategy for that.He raised his own game from brilliant to perfect and won in consecutive sets. 'This is basically this season in the Premier League.

And, with Liverpool obviously being Agassi in this scenario, we can not blame them too much for not following perfection. It's not because you lose that you did something wrong.

We are there, then. Strange as it may seem, it's a bit difficult to determine if this has been a good title run. It is ruthless, we have seen two teams of an absurd quality go beyond the rest of the division to a comic degree, and their quality has been something to admire.

But does not a real race for the title need peril? A drama? There has been a bit of that in each individual match, but neither player has lost a point since March 3rd. Since then, they have played 16 games together and are only 40 minutes late. Where is the comings and goings? Where are the defeat, the despair and the redemption? The tension has come to wonder if these two can maintain this ridiculous rhythm and norm, but can we – and by "we", I mean the neutrals here, really involve emotionally in what constitutes a pair of processions ?

However, will all this come today? Will there be a twist in the end? Will this Premier League season be led by M Night Shyamalan, the mat was removed at the very last moment, something unexpected slapped us? It could be, you know. That could be right.

The permutations are simple and you'll know them, but let's ask them anyway. If City beats Brighton, they are champions. But if they do not, and Liverpool wins, the title goes to Anfield. If City loses and Liverpool draw, they will both have 95 points, but City's goal difference will give them the advantage. Although if City lose 4-0 and Liverpool draw 4-4, the teams will finish at the same level in points, difference in goals and goals scored, which will require a draw. Now that would be dramatic, but obviously bloody unlikely: 63,000-1 unlikely, in fact.

Everything ends today. Despite all my complaints that it was not really tense, it was a difficult season. We will miss him when he is gone.

Start: 15h local time