10 things that have happened since Liverpool last won the league title

7) Barcelona, with zero Champions League titles, equalled Liverpool with five wins

Pep Guardiola won the Champions League as a player (1991/92) and then as a manager (2008/09 & 2010/11)

When Liverpool lifted their 18^th league title in 1990, they had won four European Cups (1976/77, 1977/78, 1980/81 and 1983–84). The Reds’ legendary manager Bob Paisley was responsible for three of those titles.

At the time, Barcelona were slowly on the rise thanks to the appointment of Johan Cruyff in 1988. The Dutch legend went about setting up his ‘Dream Team’ at the Camp Nou and the club also started to reap the benefits of the academy La Masia that was set up a few years prior. With the likes of Pep Guardiola, Ronald Koeman, Michael Laudrup, and Hristo Stoichkov – Barcelona won their first ever European title in 1992.

Liverpool last won the title in 2005 on that night in Istanbul with a win over AC Milan to make it five wins – the third most successful club after Real Madrid and Milan.

However, between 2006 and 2015, Barcelona saw unprecedented success as they dominated Spain and Europe to win four Champions League titles (2005/06, 2008/09, 2010/11 and 2014/15) – most of it thanks to the very same Pep Guardiola who became a manager.

Meanwhile, Liverpool have played in the Champions League only once since the 2009/10 season, fighting it out in the Europa League and reaching the final in 2016. On the other hand, Barcelona are still on course for a sixth European title.