Premier League finale: The challengers

Football: Liverpool look built to last

With charismatic Klopp, a youthful squad and financial clout, Reds will be City's main rivals

Manager Jurgen Klopp has re-established them as continental superpowers but Liverpool still have not won the league title since Margaret Thatcher was the United Kingdom's prime minister. PHOTO: AFP
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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on May 12, 2019, with the headline Football: Liverpool look built to last. Subscribe