Twenty BBC pundits have provided their Premier League title predictions - and not one person has selected Liverpool to claim top spot.
The Reds secured third place in the league last season courtesy of a dramatic turnaround in the final 10 matches, which saw Jurgen Klopp's side claim 26 points out of a possible 30.
Injuries to key players such as Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez derailed Liverpool's season as a lack of options in defence became a real issue in the second half of the campaign.
Klopp's side are back to full strength ahead of the 2021/22 season and will be determined to challenge for the Premier League crown - but there is not much backing for the Reds to achieve this.
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Not one of the 20 BBC pundits, which includes Alan Shearer and Martin Keown, have put the Reds first in their predictions and have instead chosen one of Chelsea or Manchester City to taste success.
Fourth place was the most common selection for Liverpool, with nine pundits predicting Klopp's side to only just secure a Champions League place.
Seven pundits ranked Liverpool third, while Danny Murphy, Mark Lawrenson and Rob Green have the Reds in second place.
Jermaine Beckford is the only person who believes the Reds will miss out on the top four altogether, having tipped Man City, Chelsea, Man United and Leicester City to all finish ahead of Liverpool.
Predictions in full:
| |
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Shearer | Chelsea | Man City | Man Utd | Liverpool |
| Fara Williams | Chelsea | Man City | Man Utd | Liverpool |
| Sue Smith | Chelsea | Man City | Man Utd | Liverpool |
| Chris Sutton | Chelsea | Man City | Liverpool | Man Utd |
| Rachel Brown-Finnis | Chelsea | Man City | Liverpool | Man Utd |
| Matthew Upson | Chelsea | Man City | Liverpool | Man Utd |
| Rob Green | Chelsea | Liverpool | Man City | Man Utd |
| Martin Keown | Man City | Chelsea | Liverpool | Man Utd |
| Micah Richards | Man City | Chelsea | Liverpool | Man Utd |
| Stephen Warnock | Man City | Chelsea | Liverpool | Man Utd |
| Danny Murphy | Man City | Liverpool | Chelsea | Man Utd |
| Mark Lawrenson | Man City | Liverpool | Chelsea | Man Utd |
| Ashley Williams | Man City | Chelsea | Man Utd | Liverpool |
| Clinton Morrison | Man City | Chelsea | Man Utd | Liverpool |
| Michael Brown | Man City | Chelsea | Man Utd | Liverpool |
| Pat Nevin | Man City | Chelsea | Man Utd | Liverpool |
| Leon Osman | Man City | Chelsea | Man Utd | Liverpool |
| Nedum Onuoha | Man City | Man Utd | Liverpool | Chelsea |
| Lindsay Johnson | Man City | Man Utd | Chelsea | Liverpool |
| Jermaine Beckford | Man City | Chelsea | Man Utd | Leicester |
