Liverpool's staggering drop-off is revealed as stats show Arne Slot's side are 18 POINTS down on this stage last season, with one club 21 points worse off - but it's good news for Man United!

More from Sports

• Winter Olympics start disrupted by too much SNOW! Construction unfinished, skiing cancelled... and eco-warriors make a mess of the rings in Milan!

• 'I'm a girl, not trans... and I want you to give me my medal': Olympics gender row boxer Imane Khelif responds to Donald Trump, vows to take a sex test and reveals her hormone treatments to lower testosterone

• Premier League star 'complains his club are making it look like he's gay' - after they put him on the cover of their Rainbow Laces game programme two years in a row

• Liverpool boss Arne Slot insists club are ready for life after captain Virgil van Dijk: LIVE PREMIER LEAGUE PRESS CONFERENCES

• Revealed: The mind-blowing figure Luke Littler could win in 2026 as Premier League Darts returns and world champion bids to reclaim his crown

• Manchester Jewish group tell Pep Guardiola 'focus on football' in a scathing statement after Man City manager's passionate outbursts on Palestine 'genocide'

• Meet the hottest Winter Olympians: A chiseled Marine, China's golden girl and the skater with a VERY famous boyfriend ready to set Milan-Cortina sizzling

• Sean Dyche claims stadiums are NOT as hostile as 30 years ago as Nottingham Forest prepare to face Leeds in Elland Road cauldron

• Lord's could host England Test match on drop-in pitch as early as 2029 - as MCC make radical response to criticism of lifeless surfaces

• Richard Keys and Andy Gray 'set to leave beIN Sports at the end of season - ending their 13-year reign as Premier League presenters on the channel'

• Inside the crisis engulfing Welsh rugby: The bitter battle over the Ospreys, 'heartbroken' fans, secrecy, deceipt and double-dealing, the zip wire scandal and the devastating impact it's all having on Wales and their Six Nations hopes

• The unseen moment that showed Newcastle's issue with Nick Woltemade, the surprise answer to Eddie Howe's attacking woes - and the star in desperate need of a rest after Man City drubbing, writes CRAIG HOPE

• MOEEN ALI INTERVIEW: Why I won't hold back from criticising my former team-mates, how Harry Brook can prove his critics wrong - and my big worry for England at the T20 World Cup

• Pep Guardiola spotted deep in conversation with Sandro Tonali after Man City's win over Newcastle - as manager reveals what he told club's transfer target

• Pep Guardiola fumes at little-known rule that BANS Marc Guehi from playing in Carabao Cup final against Arsenal as Man City boss reveals plans to lobby for star to feature at Wembley

• New footage shows Liam Rosenior RAGING at Arsenal stars with x-rated remark before Chelsea's clash with the Gunners

• John Terry's daughter urges him not to post embarrassing reaction video which has made him a laughing stock for Arsenal fans after he hoped for a Chelsea goal... only to see Kai Havertz score!

• John Virgo's cause of death is revealed as tributes pour in for snooker legend

• Man City 3-1 Newcastle (5-1 agg): Pep Guardiola's side stroll past painfully open Magpies to reach Carabao Cup final - and keep heavy artillery rested for Liverpool showdown

• Winter Olympics thrown into chaos after POWER CUT leaves curling teams in the darkness less than 10 minutes into competition