Liverpool would only be ninth if top five European leagues were merged with surprise leaders top of table

Liverpool would only be ninth if the top five European leagues were merged into one table.

After a poor 22/23 campaign, Jurgen Klopp’s Reds have come back fighting this season.

In the Premier League, Liverpool are currently top of the table with 51 points, two points ahead of Manchester City and Arsenal.

However, if the top five leagues in Europe were merged into one table through points gained per match, Liverpool would only be in ninth place.

According to FBREF, German Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen would be top having recorded a points-per-game ratio of 2.60.

Closely following Xabi Alonso’s highflying Leverkusen side are Italian Serie A giants Inter Milan with 2.59.

Closing out the top three are Real Madrid, who have a points-per-match record of 2.52.

The likes of Bayern Munich, Girona, Paris Saint Germain and Juventus followed before the first Premier League team appeared.

Pep Guardiola’s City, who currently boasts a record of 2.23 points per match are ahead of Liverpool as they have a match in hand.

If City are to win their game in hand against Brentford, they will overtake Liverpool and climb to the summit of the Premier League.

After City and Liverpool, Arsenal are the next English side to appear on the list, placing 11th, just behind Spanish La Liga champions Barcelona.

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Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur also feature in the top 20, placing in 14th and 18th respectively.

On the back of Liverpool’s 3-1 defeat by Arsenal, City are now the firm favourites to regain the Premier League title.

On the title race, Guardiola said: “Liverpool and Arsenal are playing really well at the moment, and I don’t see them dropping many points - that’s the standard of the Premier League.

“I think it’s going to be close - we have to be at our best form and play our best football if we want to win the league. We have to take it game by game and not think too far ahead.”