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| After brushing Crystal Palace aside, Liverpool will win the title if Man City drop points against Chelsea on Thursday night |
Liverpool moved a step closer to the Premier League title with a 4-0 win over Crystal Palace at Anfield on Wednesday that moved them within two points of securing the championship.
Jurgen Kloppโs side could be crowned champions on Thursday if second-placed Manchester City fail to win at Chelsea.
Should Pep Guardiolaโs side win at Stamford Bridge it would mean Liverpool could finish the job with a win in their next game, against defending champions City, on July 2.
After the Liverpool anthem โYouโll Never Walk Aloneโ was played in front of the empty stadium, Roy Hodgsonโs Palace suffered an early blow when Wilfried Zaha limped off injured in the 15th minute.
Trent Alexander-Arnold fired Liverpool ahead in the 23rd minute with a perfectly-executed curling free kick.
Egyptian Mohamed Salah doubled the advantage, a minute before the interval, chesting down a cross-field pass from Fabinho before skipping goalwards and slotting home.
Brazilian Fabinho made it 3-0 with a thundering drive from 25 metres out before Sadio Mane added the fourth, finishing off a classic break from Liverpoolโs front three.
Liverpool have 86 points from 31 games with City 23 points behind ahead of their trip to Chelsea.
