Having sealed a last-gasp victory away to Everton on Monday night, Liverpool head into Christmas in buoyant spirits, with their 1-0 win at Goodison Park not only lifting the mood on the red half of Merseyside, but also improving the Reds' title hopes.
Jurgen Klopp's side have taken 37 points from their first 17 games, with only Roy Evans' side in 1996/97 (38) and Rafa Benitez's 2008/09 outfit (39) having more for Liverpool by Christmas since the Premier League's inception in 1992.
However, both Evans (19) and Benitez (18) had overseen more league games by that stage, underlining Klopp's squad as genuine title contenders—even though their average of points per game (2.