At the beginning of the season no one saw Liverpool coming, they played badly and at a time was battling to move to the big six, it was all Manchester city and Arsenal.
Now Liverpool sit 5 points clear of Arsenal and Manchester city with Aston villa their closest rivals.
I think in terms of consistency Liverpool are better than Arsenal and has a better chance of maintaining the top spot and would be Manchester city main adversary to them defending their premier league title.
They had a pretty rough start but managed to grow into the game and became consistent in their performance. I could remember how they nearly lost to Chelsea in their first game but ended d match as a draw, played a few more games with Bournemouth and Newcastle which they managed to win but wasn’t good performance though. They had this average performance going on for a while and still managed to win matches, no one saw them coming because they don’t play well and gradually they got to top 4 and were just some points behind Arsenal until Arsenal dropped points and they took the top spot.
Liverpool surely more consistent than any other club that’s why they are top of the league, Manchester City and Arsenal started well but lacked consistency and they are now struggling to find their feat now. It’s too early to conclude who will win the league as this is the premier league, the most competitive league so I can’t count Manchester City or Arsenal out of the race yet.
Despite the personnel disturbance, Liverpool is still playing well. Klopp's teachers and students are showing that they are strong candidates for the championship of the highest tournament in English football this season. Long-time mainstays like Salah or Van Dijk are gradually regaining their peak form like the first days they arrived at Liverpool. The excellent integration of recruits, combined with the stability of the players, brought success to Liverpool this season. If Liverpool wins the throne, they will equal Man Utd's record of winning this tournament 20 times.
Man City is facing many competitors this season. The situation this season may make them sweat. Man City needs to clearly define their goals for this season. If they continue to want to defend the treble, the road will be much more difficult when key players are not physically fit for the busy schedule. Arsenal may have been eliminated from the race for the throne, as they have played so poorly in recent matches.