With four months left to play, this season’s Premier League title race is far from decided… surely?
Many fans may believe that this is very much the case, but Thomas Frank believes there is one clear winner for the crown.
Liverpool travelled to Frank’s Brentford on Saturday and won 2-0 in dramatic fashion thanks to their substitute hero Darwin Nunez.
He netted in the first and third minutes of stoppage-time to hand a massive boost to the Reds’ title credentials.
A draw was an increasingly likely prospect as the minutes ticked down but Liverpool held firm to leave west London with the three points.
Arne Slot‘s side have lost just once in the league all season and left rivals including Manchester City and Arsenal playing catch-up.
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Given their dominance so far, Frank believes that Liverpool will be the ones who lift the coveted Premier League trophy in May.
“I think we did a lot of things right against a fantastic Liverpool team that I think is very complete is many ways,” he told reporters after.
“Probably the best team in the world right now. They are big favourites to win the Premier League, in my opinion.
“We just faced [Manchester] City, Arsenal and now Liverpool in close succession and I think they, right now, are a level above the two others all the way around.”
“They are a fantastic team,” he later added, before also claiming: “I’m convinced they will win the title.”
Liverpool’s win put them seven points clear of Arsenal, who had the chance to reduce this gap to four against Aston Villa in the evening.
However, despite earning a two-goal lead at the Emirates Stadium, they had to settle for a 2-2 draw and therefore earn just one point.
Although it means Liverpool are six clear of the Gunners, they can go even further and extend this to nine thanks to their game in hand.
The Merseyside derby against Everton at Goodison Park last month was postponed due to Storm Darragh.
It has now been rescheduled for February 12, by which time Liverpool could be even further in front in the title race.
Reigning champions City may already be out of the question as they sit in eighth and 15 points behind the Reds.
Champions League, Carabao Cup and FA Cup fixtures will coincide with their league campaign in the coming weeks.
However, Liverpool have so far shown that they not only have the quality to win the title, but also the resilience to overcome their tests.
Frank saw that on display on Saturday as his team were the latest to be swept aside by the Slot revolution.