In 2018 Manchester City set new standards in the Premier League by scoring 106 goals and amassing 100 points. Liverpool finished 25 points back in fourth place.
But since then there has been very little between the teams. They have shared three more Premier League titles – two for City and one for Liverpool – and one of them is pretty much certain to take another this May.
During these four campaigns they are separated by just a single point – the same margin that keeps them apart in the table after 30 games this season.
City narrowly lead with 338 points from 144 games, while Liverpool have 337. If the Reds edge ahead in this regard when they meet at Etihad Stadium on Sunday, it could be decisive in the title race.
This spring they each have eight league games to go, including this weekend’s head-to-head.
So with the teams seemingly so equally matched, who is most likely to win the title, what has been the difference between them and what exactly is it that might give one side the edge this year?
