Liverpool title push: how the stars have aligned for Jurgen Klopp

New manager instilled belief at Anfield, but it is form, fixtures and fans that will be key to a Liverpool title challenge

Jurgen Klopp
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In the knee-jerk world of football, pundits are often guilty of getting carried away, but there is a groundswell of opinion that suggests Liverpool could become genuine title contenders.

The latest plank in the argument came at St Mary's where the Reds routed Southampton 6-1 in the Capital One Cup. It was a "riotous victory" says Dominic Fifield of The Guardian. "A scenario that only recently would have been considered utterly outlandish can feel more plausible... talk of an immediate challenge for the title cannot be dismissed quite so readily."

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