Ranking the top six contenders for the 2018/19 Premier League title

#2 Liverpool

Jurgen Klopp

Liverpool have endured a barren league run for 28 years. The last time the Reds won the title, only Simon Mignolet, Ragnar Klavan, Dejan Lovren, Adam Lallana and James Milner in the current Liverpool first team had been born.

Liverpool were the undisputed kings of English football in the days of Kenny Daglish and Ian Rush, but those days are long gone and Liverpool have had to build their way back into recognition behind the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City in recent years.

Jurgen Klopp has transformed Liverpool's fortunes since his arrival at the kop in 2015. He brought back the big team mentality and made fans believe once more in their club after Liverpool had run off course under his predecessors.

He sanctioned the record-breaking purchase of Dutch center back Virgil Van Dijk for £75m and the former Celtic and Southampton man brought a calmness in defense which the Reds had sorely been lacking in the recent past.

Another area which had given Klopp some major concern was the goalkeeping department, as both of his first-team goalkeepers; Simon Mignolet and Lorius Karius failed to impress, making several high profile errors which led to dropped points. Klopp had a hard time choosing a consistent number one, constantly swapping both of them until Karius made the spot his at the end of last year.

However, Karius still failed to inspire any confidence and there was always the feeling that he was a ticking time bomb waiting to explode. That explosion came in the final of the Champions League where his ridiculous howlers played a crucial role in costing Liverpool a 6th European crown. The signing of Alisson from Roma would help offer stability and reliability in the Liverpool goal as the Brazilian has proven over the last few seasons that he is one of the best goalkeepers in the world.

Prior to Klopp's arrival, Liverpool had qualified for the Champions League just once in the last 7 years, but the German oversaw Liverpool's qualification twice in successive seasons and last season's run to the final was the first time the Merseyside club had progressed from the group stage since 2009. There has been undeniable progress at Liverpool since Klopp's arrival and the 51-year-old's gengenpressing and heavy metal style of play means there is no shortage of excitement when Liverpool play.

Liverpool's business in the market has been beautiful, as both Luis Fabinho and Naby Keita will provide much-needed cover in midfield while Xherdan Shaqiri will be an excellent option off the bench to support their terrific front three. Liverpool are looking really fearsome heading into the next season, and if another top center back can be bought to challenge the error prone Lovren, Jurgen Klopp could well deliver Liverpool its first league title since 1990.