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Liverpool is one of the teams which has heavily under-performed in the league in the last two decades. Their last league title came in 1990 and since then, they have been suffering from a long drought of league titles.
They won their 18th title 28 years ago. At that time, Manchester United had 7 titles and now the Red Devils boast of a record 20 titles, breaking Liverpool's record on the way, thanks to the golden era under Sir Alex Ferguson.
They came extremely close to breaking the curse under Brendon Rodgers but an unfortunate slip from Steven Gerrard cost them their dream.
This weekend's showing against West Ham and their promise from the last season makes us believe this might finally be their season.
#1 Formidable front three
Liverpool's front three consists of Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino. The havoc they wrecked in Premier League last season had been the highlight of Liverpool's season. Jurgen Klopp prefers a high tempo type of football for which these three look custom made.
The addition of Xherdan Shaqiri has made the attack more fearful. He can provide a much needed backup for Firmino in the middle of the attack.
Sadio Mane plays like a rocket winger on the left whose main job is to assist Firmino and Salah by getting the ball to where they want it. Firmino is the fox in the box, a complete striker with cunning instincts.
Salah can dribble like Messi, has got the acceleration and the out of world scoring capabilities like Cristiano Ronaldo. He scored a record breaking 32 goals last season and was also adjudged PFA player of the season.
With an attack of this stature and back-up players like Lallana and Strurridge, Liverpool have their goal scoring part of the game completely sorted.
#2 Defensive instability is gone
Liverpool have struggled with a weak and leaky defense since the last couple of seasons. Their manager Jurgen Klopp is said to a believer in the attacking brand of football, a coach who doesn't pay much attention to the defense.
But he has certainly learnt his lessons about the importance of having a strong defensive unit throughout the season. Last season, Liverpool roped in Van Dijik by paying a record fee for the defender and in this summer transfer window, they invested in a world class goalkeeper in the form of Allison.
#3 New recruits in the midfield
Liverpool have been one of the biggest spenders in the recent past, a change from their traditional stance of not spending much due to their belief that buying players for a huge sum is equivalent to buying the league itself. They have understood that recruiting top professionals is an important aspect of today's game.
For intance, their new midfield workhorse Nabi Keita is the best example of the quality of players they have recruited this seaon. His outing against West Ham was one to watch out for.
He looked seamless in moving the ball from defense to attack and was lively the whole time. The last seaon signing of Van Dijik is one more example. No matter what the results are, Liverpool will be a team to watch out for this season.
