Record-breaking

The fact that Liverpool will win their first English league title in 30 years is not really in doubt.

Still to be ascertained, however, is how much of a record-breaking season this will be for the team coached by Jürgen Klopp.

Liverpool need 19 more points from their remaining nine games to break the record total for a season of 100, set by Manchester City’s title-winning team of 201718. That same City team had the biggest title-winning margin of 19 points – Liverpool currently lead by 25.

If Liverpool win at least six of the games, they will have the most victories in a season. The team could also still become the first to win all 19 of their home games, having triumphed in all 15 so far.

Liverpool have already made the best-ever start to a season in any of the major European leagues, with 61 points from the first 21 games. The 25-point lead is the biggest in English history, while 22 straight home wins — over the past two seasons — is also a Premier League record.

Meanwhile, Manchester City’s two-year European ban, which is currently under appeal, has opened up the race for Champions League qualification because a fifth-place finish could now secure a place in the competition.

REALISTIC CONTENTION

Seven teams are in realistic contention for the remaining three spots alongside championelect Liverpool, from third-place Leicester down to ninth-place Arsenal.

Leicester are 10 points clear of sixth-place Wolverhampton Wanderers, so they are in good shape for a second Champions League campaign in five years.

Chelsea have held fourth place for much of the season, but had seen the gap to fifth-place Manchester United shrink to three points on the back of only two wins from seven games before the shutdown.