3 reasons why Liverpool never won the Premier League

With 18 league titles, Liverpool is one of the biggest football clubs in England. However, they are yet to lift the league trophy in the English Premier League era and were last crowned as the champions of England back in 1990.

Eight different managers tried to end Liverpool's drought but no one ever managed to achieve it. They finished as the runners-up on three occasions, most recently in the 2013-14 season.

Nevertheless, things are looking bright for Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp, but he still got a huge mountain to climb before delivering Liverpool their first ever Premier League trophy.

Right on this note, here are the three reasons why Liverpool never won the Premier League trophy.

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#3 Failure to compete in the transfer market

Liverpool signed Mario Balotelli as Luis Suarez replacement.

Football changed in the last few years as foreign investments and the lucrative TV deals gave power to the football teams to spend big in the transfer windows and sign superstars.

However, Liverpool failed to adapt to the modern transfer market and always found it difficult to compete with its rivals. The Reds tends to sign young players for the future instead of going big in the transfer market by signing big names.

Fenway Sports Group spent a net amount of £163.985m during their first seven seasons at the club, which is a lot less than Manchester City and Manchester United's net spending as they spent a whopping £718.05m and £540.05m respectively.

Nevertheless, things are changing for the Reds and Klopp spent a whopping amount of £177 million in the last summer transfer window. They also signed Virgil Van Dijk for a record-breaking sum of £75 million in January making him the most expensive defender of all time.

#2 Consistency

Liverpool struggles to win against small teams.

Liverpool put together some excellent performances in the last few years but the Reds failed to maintain the same level of consistency for a season long.

The Reds often play brilliantly against the top teams since Klopp's arrival but the encouraging results against the big sides are immediately followed by disappointments against smaller teams.

The Merseyside Reds don't compete against smaller teams with the same energy, intensity, and resiliency that they do against the big guns. They lost points against all three of the relegated teams last season, which was a major stumping block for them.

Nevertheless, Liverpool is performing consistently this season and they won all of their opening six fixtures in all competitions for the first time in 57 years. They might even end their trophy drought this season.

#1 Failure to keep hold of their best players

Luis Suarez left Liverpool to join Barcelona.

Liverpool used to be one of the most attractive destinations for players around the globe and the world-class footballers dreamed of playing for the Reds during the 20th century.

However, Liverpool's failure to win trophies in the recent times changed the scenario and big-name players no longer want to move to the red half of the Merseyside. Moreover, they became a selling club and found it difficult to keep hold of their best players when they received offers from clubs like Real Madrid, Barcelona or even Manchester City.

Luis Suarez nearly won the Premier League title for Reds in 2013-2014 but he left for Barcelona the following season. Phillipe Coutinho also followed the same route while Raheem Sterling joined Manchester City in 2015.