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title: "Liverpool joins greatest PL sides to top the table at Xmas"
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author: "Ste Hoare"
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published: "2020-01-08T15:04:00Z"
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# Liverpool joins greatest PL sides to top the table at Xmas

Liverpool has silenced all its critics and delivered some stellar performances this season. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that the team has been able to hold on to the top spot of the League at Christmas. With the way the League is progressing, Liverpool will be at the top of the Premier League as the decade closes. So, if you are looking at betting online on popular sites like Betway, you know whom to bet on. There are more people trying out [Betway sports betting](https://www.betway.co.zm/sport/soccer), and betting on Liverpool might be one of the easiest options today.

**About Liverpool**

Liverpool is occupying the top spots with 49 points in total. If the team plays its cards well and does not underperform in any of its matches, Liverpool will definitely secure the title at the end of the season. The players have stepped up and taken the team over the finishing line each time. The front three are formidable and have been able to hold their own against all opposing teams. To make things even better, Liverpool has one of the world’s best defenders in their team.

The leadership has been strong at every point of the League, and that has played a major role in making Liverpool’s journey satisfying to football fans all over the world. The team manager, Jurgen Klopp, has taken the team and given it a completely new form. The current Liverpool team is one of the best to have ever graced the Premier League. If they do not secure the title this year after the spectacular performance up until Christmas, it will be a catastrophic disappointment, to say the least.

Liverpool is at the top of the Premier League during Christmas for the fifth time, but they have failed to make the cut till now. They are determined to end their 30-year wait for this title. Fans must be at the edge of their seats because of the fate that befell the team when they were at the top of the table at Christmas in 2013 and 2018. They lost the title to Manchester City, also one of the best teams of the Premier League.

This year, the points gap between Liverpool and Manchester City is wide enough to give hope to fans. The only reason why there is a chance of a turnaround at this point is that City had a spectacular run last season, and they might be looking to come down hard in the last leg of the tournament.

Moreover, the failure of Liverpool to convert their success until Christmas into victory present the only two times when the team at the top of the table on Christmas did not go on to secure the Premier League title in this decade. Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City, and Leicester successfully converted their advantageous position to ultimate victory.

Before this decade, the prevalent trend was of teams with the top position at Christmas failing to win the title more often than not. It could be attributed to Sir Alex Ferguson’s United teams mastering the art of hitting back in the second half of the season and securing the title in a surprising turn of events.