Liverpool moved to the top of the Premier League, with just two points separating the top four.
The 2016/17 Premier League title race is looking like being one of the closest ever, with Liverpool leading the pack after 11 games.
After Leicester City shocked everyone last season, this year the top clubs have had to raise their game by signing the world’s best players and bringing in the world’s best managers. Liverpool already had a top manager, and Jurgen Klopp’s side look the real deal after a year in charge on Merseyside.
Klopp and co lead by just a point, but who do Liverpool fans see as their biggest title rival? HITC Sport’s Michael Ramsay went to find out.
Chelsea’s Eden Hazard celebrates scoring their first goal
Having seen Chelsea annihilate Everton 5-0, Antonio Conte’s side were the first name on Liverpool fans’ lips. Chelsea are back after a shocking title defence last year, but Conte has the Londoners back to their best, with Eden Hazard getting back to the form that eluded him last season.
Manchester City did not escape the attention of the Liverpool supporters, with Pep Guardiola’s side yet to clash with the Reds. While the blue side of Manchester is considered a threat, the red side are merely an afterthought.
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho looks on from the stands
Jose Mourinho’s men are eight points adrift already, and Liverpool supporters have already stopped worrying about any threat they might have posed.
When asked about Manchester United challenging Liverpool for the title, one fan said: “No chance of that is there, they’ll be lucky to get top four, five six.”
Liverpool are top of the tree as it stands, and the fans expect Chelsea and Manchester City to run them close.
Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp
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