In almost any other year, Liverpool would be nailed on to win the Premier League.
Only three top-flight teams in the last 113 years have recorded a better points total after 21 matches than Liverpool (re-calculating all seasons to three points for a win).
But the Reds find themselves doing this in a season in which the points totals for the teams in second and third are unprecedented.
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