Liverpool: Pundit 'amazed' if Leicester stay above Man City
Manchester United legend Paul Scholes claims Liverpool already have their names on the Premier League trophy - something he says United never managed to do at this stage of a season. Liverpool beat Leicester 4-0 at the King Power Stadium on Boxing Day to extend their lead at the top of the table to 13 points.
Jurgen Klopp’s side are currently unbeaten 18 matches into the campaign, dropping just two points along the way.
Scholes knows all about winning Premier League titles, having done so 11 times during his illustrious playing career at United.
He insists the title race is over this season and does not think there was any campaign previously where United could have said the same thing at this stage.
“I don’t think we’d ever won it by Christmas,” Scholes told Premier League Productions.
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“It was just a game against a really good football team,” Klopp said.
“It is not about deciding whatever you were thinking about before it’s actually decided.
“It is already difficult enough to perform in the way you can win against Leicester in their stadium.
“How good they are, everybody knows, how dangerous they can be, everybody knows, and my boys just played a very good football game.
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“Really, really completely focused, in most moments really good organised, if not then closing the gaps we created by not being in the perfect spot with our legs.
“Blocked shots - I don’t know how many shots they had on target tonight, probably not too many.
“And then playing football ourselves, so the first goal was obviously brilliant but the bigger chances we had before that but didn’t score from these situations, that’s how it is.”