Liverpool went top of the Premier League again yesterday, digging out a 2-1 win against Brighton after being 1-0 down and despite a relatively lacklustre first half performance.
This was joined by the fellow pre-season title contenders Manchester City losing 2-1 to Bournemouth and Arsenal losing 1-0 to Newcastle.
Liverpool now sit two points ahead of City and a seismic seven ahead of Arsenal. Whilst no side has been perfect, City and Arsenal’s performances have had a noticeable drop in quality from previous seasons.
City had to rely on last minute goals to beat Wolves and draw to Arsenal themselves, as well as only beating newly-promoted Southampton 1-0 and a 1-1 draw with Newcastle all within their previous five league games.
Arsenal, meanwhile, haven’t won a league game in a month.
An interesting reason as to why Liverpool have comparatively hit the ground running comes from @nufcpb on Twitter, who writes, “I’m a big fan of Manchester City and Arsenal struggling with 6’2 centre backs playing full back and Liverpool are going clear with real full backs.”
