Jurgen Klopp’s team put Watford to the sword on Sunday and their consistency makes them the frontrunners to take the title from Leicester City.
It was a performance that nobody quite expected, but simultaneously remain not surprised by, as Liverpool dismantled and battered Watford at Anfield.
It was a 6-1 thrashing on Merseyside as Philippe Coutinho once again ran the show, but in truth, it really should have been more.
17 shots on target is the most recorded by Opta in a single Premier League game since they began collecting data in 2003.
It doesn’t take a statistician to see how dominant and frightening Liverpool were and the use of the latter is becoming all the more common when describing Jurgen Klopp’s side.
Sunday’s goalfest took their total scored to 40 in 14 games this season, an average of 2.86 goals scored per game.
Sadio Mane, Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino lead the way with six goals apiece, but more significantly is that The Reds have had 10 different Premier League goalscorers during their prolific run in front of goal.
To put that into context, in the 2013-14 season where Liverpool came up agonisingly short, there were just five different scorers in the league including Daniel Sturridge, who is yet to bag a goal in the league this season.
Goals are being spread throughout the team but it is the terrifying trio of Mane, Coutinho and Firmino that threatens to outgun everybody in the division.
It’s the fourth time in the first 11 games of the campaign that Liverpool have scored more than four goals in a single league game.
Yes, it is concerning that Liverpool continue to leak goals, but it doesn’t look capable of derailing their title bid when they can comfortably score more than the opposition.
What will separate the title contenders come May will be consistency and you have to argue that there is not a more consistent team in the Premier League than Liverpool.
Arsenal and Tottenham held each other in the North London derby, with the former unable to capitalise on the chance to go top at the time.
Manchester City ave won just one of their last five Premier League games and although Chelsea are resurgent under Antonio Conte, you’d argue Liverpool are the more impressive and potent side than The Blues.
Klopp has even had to deal with a difficult run of fixtures and seen his side have come through them with ease.
They deservedly won away at Arsenal and Chelsea, were unlucky to draw with Spurs and Manchester United and showed they can hold their own against the big boys and come out on top.
Favourable fixtures against Sunderland, Bournemouth and Middlesbrough welcome Liverpool in their next five league games and the chance to continue to assert themselves as the favourites to end their Premier League hoodoo once and for all.