#3 Jurgen Klopp impact
The strongest claim this article can make to argue that Liverpool are title favourites is that Jurgen Klopp is the best manager to nurture young talent in the Premier League. This is not only evidenced by the strides taken by several Liverpool players this year, but also by the many world-class players he unearthed in Dortmund.
The list of great players who developed under him at Signal Iduna Park includes the likes of Lewandowski, Gotze, Reus, Hummels, Sokratis, Aubameyang and Gündogan. These young gems, aided by Klopp’s system temporarily ended Bayern’s hegemony in Germany and won the Bundesliga twice.
Klopp’s reign also saw Dortmund enjoy a memorable run to the Champions League final, during which they eliminated Ronaldo and Mourinho’s Real Madrid in one of the best Semi-Finals of all time. Several of the positive traits of those brilliant Dortmund sides are already appearing within Liverpool and the Reds will only keep getting better.
