Liverpool end the year as they began it: top of the league. Their recent domination is no fluke – here's the inside story of the key moments on and off the pitch that ended decades of mediocrity

Liverpool begin the New Year in first place and are favourites to win the Premier League.

They ended their quest to become champions for the first time since 1990 in June and the triumph was masterminded by Jurgen Klopp.

DOMINIC KING, Sportsmail's man on Merseyside, has followed Liverpool's journey under the German every step of the way and as 2020 ends, he picks out his 10 defining moments that saw the club transform themselves from one that kept falling short to the one that sets the standards.

THE IDEA

Fenway Sports Group always had a plan that involved Klopp.