Rival Manager Declares Liverpool "Impossible to Catch" in Premier League Title Race
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has conceded that Liverpool are positioned to cruise to yet another Premier League championship this campaign.
The Merseyside club has already established a commanding position at the summit, sitting five points ahead of Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Bournemouth, remaining the sole team in the league to secure victory in all five opening fixtures.
Liverpool haven't reached peak form yet, with costly summer acquisitions Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitiké, Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez still finding their rhythm as a unit, but Maresca feels their current pattern of securing hard-fought victories could rapidly establish an unassailable advantage.
"Should they maintain this trajectory, I believe it becomes impossible to overtake them, not only for us, but for every team," Maresca stated.
"They've been performing exceptionally well since the previous season, and the caliber of players they've chosen to acquire demonstrates the club's ambition to pursue both the Premier League and Champions League once more, which is abundantly evident."
During the summer months, Liverpool manager Arne Slot acknowledged that his team were considered title favorites for this season, though he emphasized this designation stemmed purely from their previous campaign's achievements rather than their substantial transfer expenditure.
Triumphs against Arsenal and Newcastle United have certainly bolstered Liverpool's position, and a victory over Chelsea during their early October encounter would further fuel supporters' expectations of retaining their crown, which would mark a notable accomplishment in the club's recent era. If Slot manages another consecutive success, he would be the first Liverpool manager since Bob Paisley in 1983 to achieve consecutive top-division titles.
Chelsea find themselves among the pursuing teams, presently occupying sixth position after five matches with a lackluster tally of merely eight points.