Liverpool's deadly attack fired them to glory last term... but now Man United have scored 17 goals MORE than their rivals (who are also being outdone by West Brom!) since Christmas, and their lack of cutting edge is haunting them

When Christmas rolled around, reigning champions Liverpool once again looked like the team to beat in the Premier League.

On December 19, Liverpool had just thrashed Crystal Palace 7-0 away from home with deadly trio Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane all getting on the scoresheet - moving five points clear at the top of the table.

With teams continuing to falter around them, Jurgen Klopp's men had big hopes of asserting their dominance on the Premier League by winning a second consecutive top-flight title.