Jamie Carragher has highlighted a potential gap between the Premier League and Liverpool’s title hopes this season.The Reds have 37 points from 16 games this weekend. They are one point ahead of Arsenal, two points ahead of Aston Villa, four ahead of Manchester City and ahead of Tottenham Hotspur after last night’s result. In an interview with Sky Sports on Friday night, Gary Neville, 45, was asked if LFC could win the league and the Bootle native said: “We can do it. I’m still not completely convinced that Liverpool are the team to win the first round of 16.
But we all think that’s what Liverpool and Manchester City have done in the last four or five years. This is the team that won the title. They win almost every game.“Maybe not this season and it will be good for the Premier League. I’m looking at Arsenal but I’m not completely sure yet. Unlike City, we could end up winning the title with 80 points instead of the previous 90. “It will be good for the league but next week is very important for Liverpool because they have three games at home. If they win all three they will be in a good position,” he said.Liverpool currently lead the league with an average of 2.31 points per game, with around 88 points for the entire season. Those numbers would have been enough to win the Premier League in any of the last seven years (City topped the table with 86 points in 2020/21).
The Reds, on the other hand, were second with 92 points and had an incredible 97 points a few seasons ago. 2018/19.The math shows that, unlike previous campaigns under Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola, a team will not need to clear the 90-point barrier to become champions. Improved competitiveness would theoretically make it easier for Liverpool to win at the end of the season. But so does everyone else in the title race. Additionally, City have shown a preference for the Turbo since January, so their current average may not be enough to win. For now, all United can do is take it week by week and see where it takes them.
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