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17-03-2020 | 11:32 • Football
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Paul Merson delivers verdict on early Liverpool Premier League title award suggestion
Sky Sports football pundit Paul Merson suggested that it would be wrong to award Liverpool the Premier League title early, without winning it mathematically.
The Reds are 25 points clear of second-placed Manchester City in the Premier League, however, football in England has been postponed until April 3rd due to the coronavirus outbreak.
There have been suggestions that Liverpool could be awarded the Premier League title despite playing only 29 games.
Merson says that although Liverpool have ‘won it in essence’, it doesn’t feel the same if they didn’t win mathematically.
He told Sky Sports: “You really feel for them, waiting 30 years for a title. If it was Manchester City 25 points clear, nobody would care! Because they’ve won it already. This team hasn’t won it for 30 years! This is like a film.
“I really feel for them; even if you gave them the league now, mathematically it’s not won. I know they’ve won it in essence, we all know that, but it’s not the same! It’s a shame.”
Source: Sportslense
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