Liverpool can challenge Man City again – Mark Lawrenson


The only time Anfield was flat on Sunday was when the Liverpool fans heard Manchester City had gone 3-1 up against Brighton.
That basically ended any hope the Reds had of winning the Premier League title, but none of the supporters I spoke to before Sunday’s game against Wolves really expected City to slip up anyway.
By the time it was over, the crowd was up again, saying ‘let’s lift the team for Madrid’. There is still another game to play this season, and clearly it is a massive one for the club.
That is the great thing about Liverpool’s situation now. Of course there was disappointment Jurgen Klopp’s side fell just short after pushing City so close, but it did not feel like a failure, or the end of the world.
The 29-year wait for a title goes on, but they still have next month’s Champions League final to look forward to and a bright future beyond that too.
Why I can’t see Liverpool falling away next season
You only have to look at how many points Liverpool got this season to see how good this team are.
I was co-commentating with Alan Green at Anfield on Sunday and afterwards our colleague Ian Dennis pointed out the Reds’ tally of 97 points would have been good enough to make them champions in 116 of the previous 119 seasons.
Liverpool also only lost one of their 38 games as they finished a point behind City – I won the title four times with them in the 1980s and we never got near that kind of record.
Last season they were 25 points behind Pep Guardiola’s side, so it shows the incredible progress they have made, and I can’t see them falling away next season.


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