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Liverpool be warned... title defences can get ugly! Leicester finished 49 points adrift, David Moyes oversaw the start of Man United's decline and Leeds were almost RELEGATED after their 1991-92 triumph

Daily Mail | February 26, 2021

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Liverpool's title defence has been described as 'unacceptable' by club legend and TV pundit Jamie Carragher as Jurgen Klopp's champions have slumped to sixth, 19 points behind leaders Manchester City.

But history shows they aren't the first club to have fallen off the cliff having reached the summit the previous season.

Sportsmail looks at other fallen champions, why Liverpool have struggled this season – and those exceptional teams who have thrived on being No 1.

Liverpool's title defence took another miserable turn as they lost to Everton to drop to sixth
Jurgen Klopp's side are now 19 points adrift of current league leaders Manchester City

LEEDS UNITED

1991-92 - Champions

1992-93 - 17th (33 points behind winners Man United)

The inaugural Premier League season was marked by Sir Alex Ferguson's first league title in England – and also a spectacularly bad defence from Leeds United.

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