Ruthless Reds can end long title wait

Runaway leader Liverpool already looking like champion in waiting

LIVERPOOL, England - Liverpool has lived through too many false dawns to take a first top-flight title in 30 years for granted, but in overpowering Manchester City 3-1 to open up an eight-point lead at the top of the Premier League, the Reds showed why the long wait looks set to end.

Only City's brilliance kept Jurgen Klopp's men waiting last season when even the third-highest points tally in the league's history still saw the Reds miss out on the title by a single point.