Jurgen Klopp has found a devastating new Liverpool partnership that can shock Man City
For all the talk of this being a new-look Liverpool, there's a familiar feeling about where they find themselves just now.
Having extended an unbeaten run that dates back to early April in Sunday's 3-1 win over West Ham United, the Reds moved up to second in the Premier League, back on to the coattails of Manchester City once more.
Just two points now separate the two clubs who have won the last five titles between them and English football could yet be steeling itself for another round of high-quality slugging from a couple of genuine heavyweights.
If suggesting that the last five league titles have been shared does a disservice to Man City's four, the points tallies of both clubs offers a much more accurate portrait of just how close the pair have been on the pitch.
Since the start of the 2018/19 campaign City and Liverpool have collected 905 points from a possible 1,176 available, with the current champions amassing 465 to the Reds' 440. It's a remarkable return, particularly given the next closest is Arsenal's gathering of 354.
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There's an awful lot of football to be played before another chapter of this particular story is written, of course, but for all the alterations and adjustments made to Jurgen Klopp's squad in recent months, it feels like normal service is slowly resuming.
Since this 18-game unbeaten run started with a goalless draw at Chelsea, the Reds have scored 43 goals and won 13 in that sequence. The on-looking Tom Werner couldn't have failed to be impressed as the Liverpool chairman watched from the directors' box on
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