Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain admits losing out on the Premier League title to Manchester City last season helped inspire Liverpool to even greater heights in 2019-20.
Jurgen Klopp's side amassed 97 points in 2018-19 and yet while it was a near faultless campaign, Pep Guardiola's City side won away to Brighton on the final day to clinch back-to-back titles, leaving Liverpool's players and supporters devastated at having come so close.
But Oxlade-Chamberlain believes that experience provided the players with a 'heightened respect' for their counterparts at City and has been key in raising expectations this season, as they currently sit top and clear of the rest by 25 points.