Last season's Premier League title race was more of a procession than a competition - and there's a very real chance that this campaign could follow the same pattern.
Liverpool finished a whopping 18 points clear at the top of the table last term and, after starting the new season with two wins from two, including a comfortable victory against supposed challengers Chelsea, Jurgen Klopp's men already appear up for the fight of retaining their crown.
But as well as demonstrating the Reds' strengths, the opening weeks of the delayed campaign have also thrown up a number of weaknesses among their Big Six rivals, with Manchester City's shocking 5-2 home defeat by Leicester on Sunday an early blow to Pep Guardiola's title hopes.