Jovetic brace exposes Liverpool limitations

Two points were all that stood between Liverpool at the Premier League title last season, but the Merseyside club may find knocking off Manchester City’s crown an altogether more difficult prospect.

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard’s now infamous call to “go again” in the run-in last season was used in the phoney war of pre-season as a soundbite to drive his team-mates towards the Holy Grail in this campaign.