Liverpool won their title in a season when all of the credible opponents for the title were undergoing changes.

Now that Man U and others have stabilised Liverpool are finding it much harder.

Also Klopp’s style and tactics have been analysed in fine detail and opposition managers know how to nullify the Liverpool threat better than before.

Having a few overpaid showponies doesn’t help much either, nor does team mates “ not getting on” like Mane and Salah

One thing is clear though, it will be somebody else’s fault nor theirs