The Liverpool juggernaut marches on. They keep on doing enough to win. Just.

Saturday’s victory at Aston Villa represented the fifth time in their last six league games that Jürgen Klopp’s side have won by a single goal. It was also the fifth game in a row they rescued a result with a goal inside the final 20 minutes. The last three of those have come after going behind.

There is unquestionably a feeling of immortality about Liverpool at the moment. Each time they concede there is an unavoidable sense that they will get back into the match. Their crucial late strikes on each occasion have felt inevitable.

There have been comparisons with Sir Alex Ferguson-era Manchester United, and to a lesser extent the great Liverpool sides of the 1970s and 80s, in the way they batter their opponents into submission. Despite their valiant efforts, Leicester, Tottenham and Villa have all been unable to cope.

Late goals were common under Ferguson and now Klopp’s team is showing similar strength in the closing stages of their games. Fergie time is now Jurgie time.

It simply does not feel as though Liverpool can be stopped at the moment. With 10 league wins from 11 this season, they have the second-best start to a campaign in English football history, after Tottenham’s double-winners of 1960/61. Already six points clear of Manchester City, this is a truly sensational Liverpool team, the best in the country by a distance – some feat considering City’s record-breaking feats in the last couple of years. With City having exhibited signs of vulnerability in recent weeks, the smart money must surely now be on Liverpool to end their 30-year wait for a league title, must it not?