In many ways, the boring 1-0 win away to Leicester City encapsulates Liverpool’s season. They just get the job done.

It was not exhilarating, it was not always fluid, but it was a win with a clean sheet, and three more points on the road to the inevitable title.

Liverpool actually played well enough to win this game much more easily, but the finishing was poor. A new striker in the summer is an absolute must.

The idea that Liverpool have only won because the Premier League is a poor one, however, makes no sense.

The Arsenal side who beat Real Madrid 5-1 on aggregate are 13 points behind. Seventh-placed Aston Villa pushed PSG all the way over two legs and have won five on the trot with huge names signed in January. Two teams in the bottom half, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, are in the semi-finals of the Europa League.

There are good sides with strong, tactical managers all the way down the table; Liverpool have just been much, much more consistent.

And the idea that Liverpool have not had injuries? Alisson – starting goalkeeper, Trent Alexander-Arnold – starting right-back, and Diogo Jota – starting forward, have all missed months of football.

Arne Slot has just found a way to keep winning, unlike his rivals.

On either Wednesday or Sunday, this title will be done.

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