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Yet Liverpool had to wait another two months after the Spaniard's ACL injury to be officially named league favourites.

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Then came a topsy-turvy game at Southampton, with the Reds 2-1 down with half an hour to go until Mohamed Salah saved the day with a double.

Liverpool officially became title favourites - according to the Opta supercomputer - on the weekend of November 9, when a 2-0 win over Aston Villa came in between Man City's loss at Brighton and Arsenal's draw at Chelsea.

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Alexander Isak bullied the Liverpool backline in the 3-3 draw at St James' Park, which led to questions over whether the Reds had a No 9 of their own to deliver their objectives.

Their defensive holes at full-back were exposed by Fulham's Antonee Robinson running riot at Anfield in a 2-2 draw - another player linked with a Liverpool move.

But the Reds' first back-to-back dropped points of the season were quickly swept under the carpet by, guess who, super Salah again.

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January 1 - Opta Premier League title predictions:

Liverpool: 91.35%Arsenal: 7.7%Chelsea: 0.9%Super subs overcome another blip

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January 18 - Opta Premier League title predictions:

Liverpool: 91.5%Arsenal: 8.2%Manchester City: 0.2%Merseyside mayhem opens up the race

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"It is all over," added Sky Sports' Roy Keane.

February 23 - Opta's Premier League title predictions:

Liverpool - 96.7%Arsenal - 3.3%The 99ers - Liverpool on the brink

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