Liverpool’s momentum this season is unstoppable and has been unbeaten in the Premier League so far. They achieved 12 wins and 3 draws. This is the best league start for the Red Army in their history, but unfortunately, Klopp’s Red Army can only rank second in the Premier League, because there is a stronger team – Manchester City.
After 15 rounds of league games, Liverpool’ get 12 wins and 3 draws, scored 30 goals, only lost 6 goals. The team has earned 39 points which is quite high already, but this can not make the Red Army to be the No.1 in the Premier League. In the standings, Manchester City ranks first, their record is 13 wins and 2 draws. The score is 41 points, 2 points higher than Liverpool.
In fact, after 15 games, with 39 points, this is the best-ever start for Liverpool in their 126-year history. They only lost 6 goals in 15 games. It is also the best start in terms of defense in the team history. Even if they have set a record, the Red Army still can’t be in the top of the league.
Liverpool’s opening performance is quite strong. Manchester City is more stable. If Manchester City can keep their current momentum, after 38 rounds of the league, the Manchester City can get 104 points. How incredible is this data? A statistical website pointed out that in the 2003-04 season when Arsenal won championship with a unbeaten record, the score they got was only 90 points. Wenger’s team in that season got 35 points in the same period (after 15 rounds) of 2003-04, 6 points than this Manchester City’s 41 points, also 4 points less than the current Liverpool’s 39 points.
Seeing such a record, Klopp will be satisfied, but he will certainly be very “confused”. The team has been performed so great, but still can’t lead. This feeling is definitely not good.
Liverpool is not the only team that has performed so well but doesn’t get a good result. Emery’s Arsenal also meet the same “sadness”. In all competitions, the Gunners have played 20 games and still keep unbeaten. But in the Premier League, they can only rank the fifth.
