Liverpool could take a giant leap to their first Premier League title on Sunday if they can beat Manchester City at Anfield, as a win for Jurgen Klopp’s side would see them launch nine points clear of Pep Guardiola’s champions, and would cement their place at the head of the latest betting for the 2019/20 Premier League title.
Defeated by a solitary point in the race for the championship last season, Liverpool under Klopp have been a force of nature, which culminated with a Champions League victory at the end of last season, but their dominance of late has left us at Betting-Directory, whether this is the greatest Liverpool side of all time.
Well, a study has given some eye-catching findings, as we compare the current crop at Anfield against those of title-winning sides during the 1970s and 1980s.
Now, we must first point out when referring to points average that we are aware of the fact that three points for a win didn’t come into domestic English football until the 1981-82 Division 1 season, but we have taken this into consideration and subsequently worked out the pre-1981-82 findings at three-points-for-a-win.
During Klopp’s tenure from 2015 to date, Liverpool have averaged 2.19 points a game. A staggering average of 2.55 goals a game last season showed the levels they reached without actually claiming the title, and this season they are averaging a whopping 2.82 points per game.
However, if you compare the figure of 2.19 under Klopp’s stewardship it’s considerably higher than during the glory years of Liverpool between 1972-1990. During that near two decade time, Liverpool only managed 1.95 points a game, while the goals average is also higher under Klopp. Using those same timeframes again under Klopp, Liverpool average 2.14 goals, but between 1972-1990 they only netted on average 1.74 goals a game.
Nevertheless, where the new crop of Liverpool stars falter is the goals conceded as under Klopp they have conceded 0.97 goals a game, but between 1972-1990 they only let in 0.8 goals a game, So, while a Virgil van Dijk-inspired defence now may be helping more goals to be scored with the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson providing a plethora of assists, the old brigade from the glory years shut out the opposition more.
Liverpool have had some world class managers from the mid-1970s post Bill Shankly with Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Rafael Benitez just a trio of legends to grace the Anfield dugout, but Klopp’s record surpasses the lot of them.
Klopp (average 2.19 pts a game) is the only manager to amass north of two points a game, but Kenny Dalglish during his first stint as manager averaged exactly two points a game, while Paisley is next on the list with 1.94 points a game. However, Paisley’s Liverpool only conceded 0.78 goals a game, which is an incredible record to have defensively.
Every single Liverpool fan will have their own opinion and you can’t argue the magnificent achievements by the Merseysiders down the years, which has seen them win six European club titles and a multitude of top-flight Championship titles, but the statistics do somewhat suggest that this current Liverpool squad are certainly on par from those legendary teams from yesteryear, but could they be even better?
Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool Sides Compared To Liverpool Sides From 1972-1990
| Points Per Game | Goals Per Game | Goals Conceded Per Game | Points Per Home Game | Home Goals Per Game Game | ||
| Jurgen Klopp | 2.19 | 2.14 | 0.97 | 2.38 | 2.46 | |
| 1972-1990 | 1.95 | 1.74 | 0.80 | 2.36 | 2.08 |