Liverpool’s bid to mark Jurgen Klopp’s final season at the helm with his second Premier League title was dealt a potentially fatal blow in Wednesday’s 2-0 defeat at Everton.
The Reds hoisted the League Cup in February and were still pursuing the English top-flight title, FA Cup, and Europa League for an unprecedented quadruple until mid-March.
Now, Klopp’s reign is stumbling toward a miserable finale after Jarrad Branthwaite’s scruffy finish and Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s header earned Everton a rare Merseyside derby victory, while presenting Liverpool with an almost insurmountable climb to the summit with four matches remaining.
# Team Played GD Points
1 Arsenal 34 +56 77
2 Liverpool 34 +41 74
3 Manchester City 32 +44 73