They are undoubtedly a winning machine but the pause for coronavirus and the easy nature of the success make it difficult to know just how good Liverpool are
Liverpool could still end up with a record-shattering 107 points this season, though whether they will continue to carry everything before them after winning the title so early remains to be seen. Their game against Manchester City on Thursday should offer a fairly large clue about how the champions intend to approach their remaining fixtures, though by virtue of wrapping up the title with seven matches left to play, Liverpool have already managed one of the most impressive Premier League campaigns.
Whether it will be deemed the best ever probably depends on the final points tally. If it falls below the 100 mark set by City two years ago it will look less arresting in the record books, which tend not to reflect the fact that the title was won so comprehensively that rivals began to acknowledge the futility of pursuit around Christmas and the last few weeks of the season were spent preserving the integrity of the league in empty stadiums in temperatures better suited to lazing by a swimming pool.
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