After five years of duelling for Premier League supremacy, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes Erling Haaland’s arrival at Manchester City has made the difficult task of winning a title almost impossible. 

Liverpool’s first title in 30 years in 2019-20 interrupted City’s run of four Premier League wins in five seasons, but twice Pep Guardiola’s men have pipped the Reds by a solitary point, in 2018-19 and again last season. But Klopp’s men head into the first league meeting between the sides this season at Anfield on Sunday already 13 points behind the champions.