The Premier League won’t hand out any silverware for another six months but Liverpool has pushed nine points clear of defending champions Manchester City
By Joshua Robinson Nov. 10, 2019 5:08 pm ET LIVERPOOL, England—Once he finished his victory lap around the Anfield pitch, and once he’d run down the tunnel pounding the crest over his heart, Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp calmed down enough to deliver all the usual caveats.
“That’s crazy. Nine points, you can’t imagine that happening,” Klopp said. “But it’s not important, because who wants to be first in November?”There are still 26 games to play—and another meeting between these two sides in April—but in a struggle that was decided by a single point last season, this is a chasm. 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.
All of which is a problem when you run into Liverpool, in form and at home. In six minutes of high-grade frenzy at the start of the game, it played soccer at ice hockey speeds. Everything about its approach was designed to knock City’s intricate passing game off kilter. It paid off quicker than anyone expected when a ropy City defense failed to clear the ball, only for Liverpool midfielder Fabinho to lash the ball in from 25 yards.
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