They are currently on a massive fourteen match unbeaten streak in the Premier League and having won their last nine on the bounce, Liverpool have powered their way to the top of the table. Brendan Rodgers has taken them to the brink of an unexpected title and there are just five matches left of the season for them to see off.
After a victory over West Ham on the weekend, thanks to a brace of converted penalty kicks from Steven Gerrard, Liverpool are at the summit of the Premier League, two points clear of Chelsea. So as long as the Anfield Reds keep winning their matches they are going to hold off the challenge of Mourinho’s men.
But the bigger threat to them getting their hands on the table is of course Manchester City who are just four points back and with two games in hand over them. The threat from the Citizens as well is that actually have a better goal difference than the high-scoring Reds, so a tie at the end of the day and it is advantage City.
Online betting site Ladbrokes are offering a tempting price of 9/1 that Liverpool will win all of their remaining games this season. The current form that they are in, you wouldn’t put it past them. However, two of those five are going to massive in determining the outcome of the league title.
They have to host Manchester City on April 13th and then welcome Chelsea to Anfield on April 27th. Those are the big crunch games. So their destiny is in their own hands. Win those two big home games and the title should be winging its way to Liverpool. The other remaining games for the Reds are away to Norwich and Crystal Palace, before finishing up their season on home turf against Newcastle.
Liverpool lost 2-1 at both Man City and Chelsea earlier in the season, losing at the Etihad on Boxing Day and then at Stamford Bridge just three days later. That loss at Chelsea on December 29th, was the last time they lost and since then have taken 38 points from a possible 42 available, twelve wins and two draws from the fourteen games.
What may make the price of 9/1 so tempting is that Liverpool have won twelve of their last thirteen matches at Anfield and are priced up at 13/10 favourites to win their clash with Man City on the weekend. With the big games to come though, punters may see more value in the price of 13/8 for Liverpool to go unbeaten for the rest of the season.
Alex Donohue of Ladbrokes said: “While the title race remains in Liverpool’s hands the betting suggests City will spoil the party. The market expects City to get at least a point at Anfield however a loss would concede title favouritism to their opponents.”
