After an emphatic 3-1 victory over Manchester City on Sunday, Liverpool now has a nine-point gap over the two-time defending champions. It’s only November, but already the prospect of a first Liverpool championship seems closer than it has in 30 years. City isn’t even in second place at this point, slipping into fourth behind Leicester City and Chelsea, who are each eight points adrift of undefeated Liverpool. There is what Liverpool hopes to be a deep Champions League run to come next spring. The last time was the final day of the 1989-90 season—which is also the last time Liverpool won the title.

Source: Wall Street Journal November 10, 2019 22:09 UTC