Lasun Alagbe
Vibrant Liverpool have secured a ‘year’ of unbreakable wins in the EPL with a vital 1-0 defeat of Wolves.
The game played on Sunday evening might not have yielded a harvest, the victory is symbolic for the team that have become the most reliable in terms of performance and goals as far as this season is concerned.
Sadio Mane kissed the net, reinforcing the scoring cabal status that he and the likes of Salah, Firmino, Origi and Chamberlain constitute.
The Jurgen Klopp’s guys’ exploits are becoming more glaring due to the inconsistent and generally uninspiring display by those who are suppposed to be their rivals.
It is a season that Manchester United, despite the stars around the galaxy of their coach, Pep Guardiola, have become negatively unpredictable.
Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham too are not giving their fans enduring smiles.
While Man U and Chelsea have been playing themselves in and out of applause, Arsenal seem to have remained the whipping and weeping troupe, with the recent change in its managership not yet producing anything to write home about.
Tottenham’s fate is currently better than what it was before Jose Mourinho took over a few weeks ago; yet, it is only Liverpool that have remained consistent since the beginning of the season, ensuring they have not lost any game.
Leicester have surprised themselves, to the extent that they are still the second on the table, ahead of Man City, which denied Klopp the trophy last season.
As things are, however, what will take the crest away from Liverpool, the only team clearly standing, will be close to magic – with 13 and 16 points difference between Leicester and City respectively.
Klopp does not look like a coach that will, from January, begin to lose persistently, because winning alone, even if that happens, can no more guarantee any of the distant contenders a breakthrough.
THE TABLE NOW
Team P GD Pts
1
Liverpool
19 33 55
2
Leicester
20 24 42
3
Man City
20 29 39
4
Chelsea
20 7 35
5
Man Utd
20 9 31
6
Tottenham
20 7 30
7
Sheff Utd
20 6 30
8
Wolves
20 4 30
9
Crystal Palace
20 -4 27
10
Everton
20 -7 25
11
Newcastle
20 -10 25
12
Arsenal
20 -4 24
13
Burnley
20 -9 24
14
Brighton
20 -4 23
15
Southampton
20 -14 22
16
Bournemouth
20 -8 20
17
West Ham
19 -11 19
18
Aston Villa
20 -11 18
19
Watford
20 -18 16
20
Norwich
20 -19 13
