It took Liverpool 30 years to end their wait to be champions of England, but Jurgen Klopp's team are on the brink of surrendering their crown just seven months after lifting the Premier League trophy for the first time. In fact, fail to beat Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday and Liverpool can forget about retaining their title.
That is the brutal reality facing Klopp's team after relegation-threatened Brighton inflicted a second successive home defeat on the faltering champions on Wednesday, with Steven Alzate's second-half goal the difference.