Liverpool Ranked Best Team In The World After Latest Win, Manchester United Are Miles Behind

In a comprehensive list compiled by data analysts, Liverpool have been ranked as the world's best team following their dominant 4-0 victory against Manchester United on Tuesday night.

The guys over at fivethirtyeight.com use a 'Soccer Power Index' rating system to determine their findings.

As the season plays out, a team’s ratings are adjusted after every match based on its performance in that match and the strength of its opponent. You can read more about how fivethirtyeight reach their conclusions here.

And after Tuesday night's dominant display against United at Anfield, current Premier League leaders [at the time of writing] Liverpool went above defending champions Manchester City in the Global Club Soccer Rankings.

The Reds are in scintillating form at present and following last weekend's 3-2 victory over rivals City to reach the FA Cup final, it's no surprise to see them hop into first place.

Manchester United, meanwhile, feature in the top 25 but their fall from grace in recent years is damning.

Following their humiliating defeat to Liverpool in the league, Ralf Rangnick's side are 21st in the Global Club Soccer Rankings, with the likes of Bayer Leverkusen, RB Salzburg, Spurs and Ajax recording a higher SPI rating.

You can see the full rankings [from 1-640] here.

Liverpool winger Sadio Mane believes his side have the squad to fight for a historic quadruple. "We will see. We have a lot of games to go, we will try to do our best. It’s a dream, for sure. We’ll go for it, we will fight for it."