LIVERPOOL – The fireworks being set off behind the Kop provided a flashback to last season’s Premier League trophy celebrations.
But little on the Anfield pitch suggested these were the champions in action. Jürgen Klopp's side appears a faded force preparing to relinquish the title, highly possibly to Manchester City after being beaten 4-1 by the leaders on Sunday.
After going 68 games unbeaten on home soil, Liverpool has now lost three in a row for the first time in 58 years. And it's City with a five-point lead.
Not over Liverpool but Manchester United — and with a game in hand. Liverpool has slipped 10 points off the pace in a league it dominated to win by 18 points last season and led last month, now just clinging onto the fourth