Fantastically flawed

With just 11 games of the Premier League season remaining, a side just four points off the top of the table having won their last three league games would usually be considered right in the mix for the title.

Although winning by the odd goal is often mentioned as crucial for a side to finish top of the pile, the fifth or the seventh goal are unlikely to be the odd goal that is referred to. Ultimately though it equates to the same thing - three points - and, when they are on home soil, that is invariably what Liverpool get. A record of 12 wins, a draw and just a solitary loss in fourteen home league games is no mean feat, and considering that just two seasons ago Liverpool managed only six victories at Anfield all season, the turnaround is arguably even more impressive. Certainly their home form is going to be vital if they are to overhaul the three sides currently above them in the table. Two of them, Manchester City and Chelsea, must travel to L4 before the end of the campaign in fixtures that could go a long way to deciding where the Premier League trophy ends up. The Reds pushed the top two close over the Christmas period, City in particular, but ended up on the wrong end of a 2-1 scoreline in both games. Home advantage alone will not be enough to win but, as Arsenal know only too well, if Liverpool are on song they are capable of beating anyone at Anfield and beating them well at that. They also have the advantage, a significant one if Jose Mourinho is to be believed, of having no other competitions to distract them. 11 league fixtures are all that stand between Liverpool and the end of the season. As such they are able to focus solely on doing everything they can to try and land a 19th league crown and, if they don't, a Champions League place wouldn't be a bad consolation prize after four years able only to watch enviously as Europe's top teams crossed swords. With a squad that lacks the depth of any of their title rivals; it is perhaps for the best that Liverpool have just one competition to occupy themselves with. They have been left short of options at times this season as it is, due to injuries to key players such as Sturridge, Steven Gerrard and Mamadou Sakho. Indeed, even now a couple of injuries could see Liverpool looking worriedly over their shoulders rather than determinedly forward. As it stands though, Liverpool can win the league. They boast the league's best attack, at least statistically, and in eight of the past ten seasons the league's highest scorers have finished as champions. With just four points to make up and Manchester City and Chelsea still to come to an Anfield that is well on the way to reclaiming it's 'fortress' status, that gap is far from impossible to overcome. The deficiencies of other teams throughout the league though is arguably the biggest reason why Liverpool fans can be forgiven for starting to dream a little. Their side is deeply flawed but so are each and every one of their rivals - a quick glance at their recent results in Europe shows you that - and in this most unpredictable of seasons who is to say Liverpool can't win the league? It would be foolish to say that Liverpool will win it. But with 11 games to go, just four points off top spot - Liverpool absolutely can win the league.