Jurgen Klopp's title challengers are in record-breaking shape.
Liverpool's tally of 79 points after 32 matches is the highest at this stage of a season in the club's top-flight history.
Put into context, Manchester United finished with 75 points when they won the Premier League title in 1997 and Arsenal were champions with 78 points 12 months later.
With six games to go, Klopp 's men have already equalled the final points total when Liverpool last won the title under Kenny Dalglish in 1990.
Only four times since then have they collected more than that – 80 in 2001/02, 82 in 2005/06, 86 in 2008/09 and 84 in 2013/14.
This has been a season like no other with the bar set incredibly high. Such is the calibre of Manchester City that the Reds still find themselves needing a favour from elsewhere in order to secure the ultimate prize.
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If City hold their nerve over the coming weeks then Liverpool could end up with 97 points and miss out, but Pep Guardiola's side still have some major hurdles to clear.
It's been a thrilling eight months for Kopites with Sunday's How the stunned national media reported on Liverpool's late win over Tottenham Hotspur the latest example of Klopp's gutsy Reds finding a way to get the job done.
The class of 2018/19 have proved adept at getting themselves out of sticky situations through a combination of defensive resilience, attacking quality, a never-say-die spirit and some welcome bouts of good fortune.
It's been a tale of heroic saves, stunning late goals, blunders by generous opponents and big decisions going their way. They will need more of the same during the run-in.
Liverpool 1 Brighton 0
August 25 2018
Liverpool made painfully hard work of beating Brighton at Anfield. It was scrappy, disjointed and far from convincing.
The Reds failed to add to Mohamed Salah's first-half strike and found themselves clinging on.
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Two minutes from time substitute Pascal Gross looked destined to secure the Seagulls a share of the spoils. But Alisson Becker reacted smartly to push his header away to safety.
Anthony Knockaert had earlier sliced wide with the net gaping. Anfield breathed a collective sign of relief.
Tottenham 1 Liverpool 2
September 15 2018
Liverpool deservedly banished their Wembley demons but they endured a real scare late on.
It was the day when Gini Wijnaldum ended his long wait for a first Premier League away goal and Roberto Firmino doubled the Reds' account before being forced off with an eye injury.
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Klopp's side appeared to be cruising when a lapse in concentration enabled substitute Erik Lamela to pull one back in stoppage time.
Hearts were in mouths when Heung-Min Son then shaped to shoot but ended up on his backside after tangling with Sadio Mane inside the box. Spurs demanded a penalty but Michael Oliver wasn't interested.
Chelsea 1 Liverpool 1
September 29 2018
Rarely has the end of a winning run been greeted with scenes of such elation. There are draws which feel like victories and this one belonged firmly in that bracket.
Substitute Daniel Sturridge's sensational strike a minute from time cancelled out Eden Hazard's opener ensured that Klopp's side emerged with a precious point from an enthralling encounter in the capital.
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Sturridge had only been on the field for three minutes when he demanded the ball and whipped a curling 25-yarder beyond Kepa Arrizabalaga and into the top corner. It was a moment of magic against his former club.
Hazard could have settled proceedings earlier but Alisson came out to meet him and saved expertly with his legs.
Liverpool 0 Manchester City 0
October 7 2018
The champions haven't won a league game at Anfield for 15 years but they were presented with a glorious opportunity to end that long wait when Virgil van Dijk tripped Leroy Sane inside the box five minutes from time.
Riyad Mahrez stepped up to take it but City's £60million signing blazed the penalty into the Anfield Road End.
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It was a slice of luck but a point apiece was the right result. Neither team did enough to merit anything more.
Pep Guardiola set City up to contain and frustrate Klopp's side and it was a dull contest of few clear cut chances.
Huddersfield 0 Liverpool 1
October 20 2018
Winning ugly? This was hideous but Liverpool marched on.
“It is the first period in my life that we can win average matches,” was Klopp's assessment after Salah sealed a narrow victory with a smart finish from Xherdan Shaqiri's through ball.
Huddersfield could have easily grabbed a point. Captain Jonathan Hogg smashed a long-range drive against the post before Alex Pritchard was marginally offside when lifting a finish past Alisson.
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David Wagner was fuming after seeing a penalty appeal for handball against James Milner turned down.
“It was a clear handball, a huge situation and I don't understand why it wasn't a penalty,” he said.
Liverpool 2 Fulham 0
November 11 2018
It was a 14-second rollercoaster of emotions.
That was the length of time between Aleksandar Mitrovic's header being ruled out and Salah firing the Reds ahead just before the break.
It was a desperately tight call but the flag went up after Mitrovic rose highest to nod home Tom Cairney's cross.
Alisson's quick thinking caught the Cottagers napping as he took the free-kick quickly. Trent Alexander-Arnold whipped the ball down the right to Salah, who raced clear before coolly slotting past Sergio Rico.
Fulham's resolve was broken and the second half was plain sailing as Shaqiri wrapped up the points.
Liverpool 1 Everton 0
December 2 2018
The sweetest moment of the season so far as Liverpool received a welcome gift from their neighbours.
Virgil van Dijk's looping volley in the sixth minute of stoppage time looked harmless but Jordan Pickford made an absolute hash of it as Everton's keeper flapped and turned the ball on to the bar.
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Substitute Divock Origi pounced and gleefully nodded home the rebound to become the most unlikely of derby heroes.
Que mayhem. Absolute mayhem. Anfield was engulfed by ecstasy. Klopp charged 40 yards on to the pitch and into the welcoming arms of Alisson.
The Reds' No 1 had earlier pulled off a world-class point-blank save from Andre Gomes with Joe Gomez's goalline clearance ensuring the Reds remained on level terms before the late drama.
Burnley 1 Liverpool 3
December 5 2018
With an hour gone in a Turf Moor monsoon, Liverpool's title dream was in serious danger of being washed away. They trailed to Jack Cork's controversial opener but rather than meekly accept their fate, Liverpool dug deep and rallied.
Milner equalised with a clinical finish before Firmino fired them in front. Once again there were fireworks in stoppage time. Ben Mee's header threatened to salvage a point but Alisson produced a brilliant save to claw it on to the woodwork.
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The Brazil international wasn't interested in killing time. His quick throw launched a devastating counter which saw Sturridge and Salah combine to tee up Shaqiri, who coolly tucked it away.
Alisson raced off his line and delivered a knee slide close to the centre circle. It could easily have been a damaging 2-2 draw.
Liverpool 3 Manchester United 1
December 16 2018
It was a day to cherish as the Reds returned to the top of the Premier League table by humbling their arch rivals.
Anfield's plea of 'Don't Sack Mourinho' fell on deaf ears as the Portuguese coach was quickly shown the door.
Victory was undoubtedly richly deserved. Liverpool had an eye-watering 36 attempts on goal to United's six.
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But Klopp's side were still indebted to some good fortune as Shaqiri struck twice inside the final 17 minutes.
Liverpool got a helping hand from two big deflections as the Swiss attacker's first strike flew in off Ashley Young and the second arrowed in via Eric Bailly.
Alisson had earlier dropped a clanger by spilling a cross which enabled Jesse Lingard to restore parity. But just like at Leicester earlier in the season, his error didn't prove costly.
Liverpool 4 Crystal Palace 3
January 19 2019
Talk about being put through the wringer. There were more twists and turns than a Hollywood blockbuster as the Reds overcame a major scare to keep their title charge on track.
Andros Townsend gave Crystal Palace the lead before a crazy, chaotic second half. Two quickfire goals from Salah and Firmino appeared to have put Liverpool in control but James Tomkins' header restored parity.
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Julian Speroni's blunder enabled Salah to make it 3-2 but the nerves were jangling again after James Milner was sent off for a second booking.
Sadio Mane eased the tension by slotting home in stoppage time, only for substitute Max Meyer to crank it straight back up again. Hearts were pounding but the hosts held on.
Fulham 1 Liverpool 2
March 17 2019
Substitute James Milner was the hero as the vice-captain was engulfed by his team-mates after slotting home the decisive spot-kick.
Having been minutes away from a highly damaging setback, the Reds pulled it out of the fire. You could hear the groans emanating from Manchester as delirious Kopites reached for the Valium.
Liverpool failed to add to Sadio Mane's opener – his 20goal of the campaign – and flirted with catastrophe when a terrible mix-up between Virgil van Dijk and Alisson Becker gift-wrapped an equaliser for Anfield old boy Ryan Babel.
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The powers of recovery Klopp has instilled in this team came to the fore once again. Shoulders didn't hunch, they dusted themselves off and went again.
When Mohamed Salah's shot was spilled by Sergio Rico, the keeper panicked and senselessly hauled down Mane, who was attempting to latch on to the rebound. Milner took responsibility and showed balls of steel to clinch a priceless victory.
Liverpool 2 Tottenham 1
March 31 2019
As the clock ticked towards stoppage time and a collective sense of anxiety ruled, the Reds were on the cusp of a damaging stalemate which would have felt like a crushing defeat.
Klopp's side would have found themselves level on points with City having played a game more and with an inferior goal difference. The dream would have felt like it was slipping away.
But from the jaws of despair, Liverpool rallied and secured a priceless victory courtesy of a dramatic late twist in the tale.
Alexander-Arnold swung an inviting cross towards the far post, Salah nodded goalwards and Hugo Lloris made an awful hash of what should have been a routine save.
The French keeper could only push the ball against defender Toby Alderweireld and it bobbled back and over the line. Cue mayhem as Anfield erupted.
Liverpool have refused to go quietly.
