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#3 Liverpool - 77
Currently placed second in the Premier League table, Liverpool are one of three teams expected to feature in such a list. The 19-time league winners had a year filled with twists and turns. They started 2021 at the top of the table, only for their injury lapses to come to the fore.
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Jurgen Klopp's side lost six games in a row at Anfield during the start of the year. Thanks to some great performances towards the back end of last season, they managed to qualify for the Champions League. The Reds are back to their best this season and will compete for the title.
Liverpool have been on fire this season. Among others, Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold have been playing out of their skins. Liverpool earned 41 this season. They are the only team to have won less during the second half of the 2020-21 Premier League campaign than this season.
#2 Chelsea - 79
Chelsea went through a managerial change this year and it worked out brilliantly for The Blues. They sacked Frank Lampard to bring in Thomas Tuchel in January. Tuchel didn’t take long to get positive results. Chelsea made things hard for themselves in the top four race last season. However, everything was forgotten when they were crowned winners of the Champions League after defeating Manchester City.
The London-based club started the current campaign impressively. They were sitting pretty at the top of the Premier League table for a long time. However, their recent results have been underwhelming. They have slipped down to third place behind Manchester City and Liverpool.
Romelu Lukaku made his return to Chelsea earlier this year. While he looked solid during his first few appearances, goals dried up for the big Belgian later on. He will have a substantial role to play if Chelsea have to break the Manchester City juggernaut in the Premier League this season.
#1 Manchester City - 104
Crushing the competition with ease, Manchester City earned a whopping 104 points in the Premier League in 2021. They obtained more points than anyone during the second half of last season, 60. The Cityzens picked up momentum towards the middle phase of the 2020-21 Premier League campaign. The same seems to be happening this season as well.
With 44 points already this term, Manchester City are three and six points ahead of Liverpool and Chelsea, respectively. The blue half of Manchester won an astonishing 34 Premier League games this calendar year, which is a record. If they continue at this pace, it will be hard for the chasing pack to catch them.
Pep Guardiola has redefined football during his stint at Manchester City. They have been playing without an out-and-out no. 9 for almost two seasons now. As long as the Spanish tactician is at the helm at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City will always be a force to reckon with in the Premier League.
