Premier League 2018-19: 3 reasons why Liverpool can win the title this season

Liverpool had a great season last year with a top 4 finish and also a Champions League final to their name. Jurgen Klopp's heavy metal football combined with the attacking skill of Mohammed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino made Liverpool one of the most attractive teams in Europe.

With the new season just about to start, here are three reasons why Liverpool have a good chance to win the Premier League this time around.

#1 All areas of concern have been dealt with

Liverpool's overall squad was very impressive last season but there were still areas of concern that had to be dealt with. It was obvious that a new center back was needed after a string of subpar performances by Dejah Lovren at the start of the season.

Liverpool also needed a new goalkeeper and an extra wide man after Loris Karius's shocking mistakes and Mohammed Salah's injury.

All of those problems have been handled as Virgil Van Dijk was bought by the club in January and now Brazil's no.1 Alisson Becker and former Stoke City player Xerdan Shaqiri have arrived. Liverpool also bought Fabinho from Monaco, an even better replacement for Emre Can who left for Juventus in a free transfer.

With Naby Keita finally arriving too after having a deal agreed for him last season, a lot more dynamism has also been added to the squad. Looking at his performances during pre-season, it can be said that Keita is a real gem of a player.

Naby Keita will be crucial for Liverpool in the upcoming season

Also, with the revival of Daniel Sturridge during pre-season and the emergence of youth payer Curtis Jones, Liverpool have a backup for almost every player heading into the next season.

#2 The transfer business and expectations of other Premier League clubs

Liverpool have undoubtedly conducted the best transfer business in the Premier League so far. But what have the rest of the top clubs been up to in the transfer window? Here's a look at their not-so-fruitful transactions so far:

1. Manchester City

They are Liverpool's closest rivals when it comes to winning the title. But City have not been particularly active in the transfer window, bringing in only Riyad Mahrez.

Mahrez is the only signing that Pep Guardiola's team has made

Admittedly, they still have the same squad that won the title last season. But a club of this magnitude will now have its eyes on the biggest competition of all, the Champions League.

If Liverpool prioritizes winning the Premier League then they might snatch it away from Manchester City.

2. Manchester United

Manchester United have been in shambles all throughout the pre-season. The arrival of Fred and Diogo Dalot might have brought a few cheers, but with most of the first team players not available for pre-season, Jose Mourinho seemed to be in complete meltdown.

The future of many players such as Anthony Martial is still undecided, so United are seemingly in a lot of trouble coming into the next season.

Mourinho's public rant will surely harm the squad's morale.

With Jose Mourinho publicly attacking his entire squad and with the board and the fans frustrated with his boring style of football, Manchester United are far from contenders for the title.

3. Chelsea

Chelsea are once again gone through a managerial change with Conte getting sacked and Sarri coming in, and they have only bought Jorginho from Napoli and Rob Green on a free.

There's just one week left for the new season to start, and the Chelsea players are still getting used to Sarri's style of play. With Alvaro Morata still not firing and uncertainty surrounding the futures of Willian, Hazard, Courtois, and Kante, Chelsea don't seem likely to threaten Liverpool.

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4. Arsenal

Arsenal have also gone through a managerial change with Arsene Wenger finally leaving the club. They have also had a complete overhaul of their squad, with a number of new signings coming in.

But after a disappointing last season, they will no doubt be focusing on finishing in the top 4 and having a good run in the Europa League.

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5. Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham have made no signings this summer, which is a real worry for them. They have a very good first team but lack quality when it comes to the bench.

An injury to any first team player would most certainly cause them problems due to their squad depth. And with their new stadium being built, they would be lucky to finish in the top 4.

There will be added pressure on Harry Kane to produce results after Tottenham's failure in the transfer market

With the rest of the clubs having problems of their own, Liverpool are looking ever more the favorites to win the title.

#3 Post World Cup break

Last season Manchester City and Manchester United finished 1st and 2nd respectively. Perhaps more significantly though, they maintained these positions for pretty much the entire season.

Both the Manchester clubs had very good starts to the season, and were 6-7 points ahead of the 3rd place after just 10 games.

That may not be the case this time as due to the World Cup, a lot of players have taken extra time off and thus will not be available during the first few games of the season. We can already see that with Manchester City being without some of their key payers such as Kevin De Bruyne, David Silva and Sergio Aguero.

Even Jose Mourinho has publicly expressed his displeasure over the fact that most of his first team is unavailable and that he is forced to play youth players over experienced ones.

Liverpool, on the other hand, have most of their key players back with only the likes of Trent Alexander Arnold and Dejan Lovren still to come back. But with Nathaniel Clyne and Joe Gomez impressing the manager in the pre-season, those positions are well covered.

Nathaniel Clyne's recovery from his injury and his terrific form in pre-season will surely benefit Liverpool

If Liverpool get off to a terrific start and maintain that momentum, then they can surely clinch their first title in almost 30 years.