Liverpool are now within touching distance. In fact, they may have one hand on the trophy but it’s still being jerked back and forth by Manchester City tugging the other handle of this illusive trophy.

As every Liverpool fan the world over has no doubt been calculating the various permutations of how Liverpool will win the league, the one thing that scares me most is the winning streak we’re on at the moment.

You see, winning runs must end at some point and often there is some poetic justice to it. Seeing Luis Garcia play in a Liverpool shirt at the locals vs International legends got me thinking about that goal he scored against Chelsea.

For Mourinho to dent Liverpool title hopes will certainly be poetic to him. Sure he’s an opinionated loudmouth with a less than attractive defensive minded team but he’s still a great tactician.

And if he somehow manages to thwart the brilliance of Brendan Rodgers’s free scoring, free flowing, super charged Red army, then he certainly will be solidifying his reputation as a master tactician. Add to that the drama of having two players who were heavily linked with Liverpool who ultimately signed for them (Willian, Salah), and then the man we love to fail since he moved there: Fernando Torres. This fixture certainly has all the makings of a day of high drama, excitement, twists and turns. And its too much for me to bare.



Yes we have the best strikers in the Premier League, the best controlling midfielder in the league, the most creative midfield duo in Sterling and Coutinho, but we also have the most generous defence when compared to the other title hopefuls. The Liverpool defensive frailties has been well documented by many and well pounced on, yet they still haven’t managed to stop the attacking brilliance of Luis Suarez and co.

This game will undoubtedly be fueled by passion, and if Liverpool don’t score within 60 minutes it can get really really nervy. I am certain Mourinho will set up a team to just not concede in the opening 30-35 minutes and will offer nothing going forward in that time. The longer this game hangs in the balance the stronger Chelsea will get. And if Liverpool’s last 2 games are anything to go by nerves will kick in around 60 minutes if we haven’t settled matters by then.

I hope that Johnson sorts himself out come Sunday as he too will add to the drama. He was poor against City, poor against Cardiff and was poor against Norwich again. I hope the occasion brings out the best of Johnson so he can support the front men from out wide as he did in the corresponding fixture in last season. Flanagan on the other hand has been brilliant in the big games – not even Jesus could get by him (Navas) against City. I’m hoping he can do a similar good job against that toothless Chelsea attack. There is so much to look forward to in this game and the nerves are shaking me to the very core!

That being said, the real poetic justice would be Ivanovic bringing down Luis in the area and getting sent off, Gerrard scoring that penalty, Torres missing from 1 yard out, with Daniel Sturridge scoring and celebrating in front of Mourinho and to cap matters off, Luis scoring from an impossible angle, after handling the ball, in an offside position, none of this seen by the ref or linesman, and at the Kop end of course!