Liverpool and Manchester City poised to battle it out for title once more

Liverpool collected the Premier League trophy in July but the new season starts soon (Laurence Griffiths/PA)

Liverpool fans may still be waiting for the party Jurgen Klopp promised them to celebrate last season’s long-awaited Premier League success, but they will begin the new campaign among the favourites to win another title.

Klopp said the Reds would have to wait until the time was right to party with supporters as his players lifted the trophy, ending a 30-year wait to be crowned English champions again, at an empty Anfield in July.