Liverpool title defence comparison supporters need to remember

Liverpool’s recent form has prompted familiar questions about standards, decline, and whether this season represents an unprecedented collapse for a reigning champion.

Sunday’s late defeat to Manchester City at Anfield only intensified that feeling, with Erling Haaland’s 92nd-minute penalty ending a 109-game unbeaten league run when scoring first at home and pushing us further off the Champions League places.

But history suggests that this situation, while uncomfortable, is not unique.