Thirteen may be unlucky for some but surely not even misfortune can stop Liverpool now. As Arsenal stumbled, the leaders took another sizeable step towards the title. Thirteen points clear of their closest challengers after Newcastle’s annual defeat at Anfield, it is a question of when, not if.
“I don’t think that way,” said Arne Slot, but the Kop does. A chorus of “Liverpool, top of the league,” followed the confirmation Arsenal had been held by Nottingham Forest, leading to another of “We’re going to win the league.” That looks a formality. It is already a mathematical certainty that Liverpool will finish above Manchester United.
