Two years ago today, Liverpool were 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League, with two games in hand on nearest rivals Manchester City.
The chatter was all about how Jurgen Klopp’s brilliant team had the title sewn up, and were creating a “dynasty” for years to come - they could dominate the next decade, we were told.
This was a good thing, went the argument, as Liverpool played football the right way, scored bundles of goals, and forced others to raise their standards.
They were clearly good for English football. No argument there. Not once did anyone suggest such predicted dominance of the competition, or the way they overwhelmed teams in individual games, might be boring or sterile.
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