I haven't been in this thread in a while, but hell, there are still people who think they're top of the league because of the officials/VAR? It's 16 points with a game in hand. Very difficult to take that opinion seriously.
I take it seriously, because it's factual.
Liverpool -
Crystal Palace v Liverpool - Palace disallowed a goal at 0-0 for an off the ball push at a corner, Liverpool score to make it 1-2 with Van Dijk pushing one of Palace's players over to win the ball on the 85th minute. - 2 Points
Liverpool v City - Trent Handball, twice could be argued. Mane push on Sterling in the box. Salah offside goal. -2 Points, could be argued -3 points as we could've beaten them with fair officiating.
Liverpool v Leicester City - Penalty at the very end for a Mane dive. -2 Points
Chelsea v Liverpool - Azpilicueta goal disallowed when Liverpool were only 1 nil up, offside on Mason Mount. -2 Points
Liverpool v Wolves - Van Dijk handball, decision not to award a free-kick and uphold the goal was because the possible handball was too far back in play (see above, the Mason Mount offside was further back in Chelsea's play than Van Dijk's handball here) -2 Points
There's -10 Points just off the top of my head, that makes them top of the league by 6 points with a game in hand, but let's look at City's games.
City -
City v Tottenham - Penalty on Rodri not given, goal wrongfully disallowed for handball against Laporte. +2 Points
Liverpool v City - See above. +1 Point, an argument could be made for +3 points, but I'll say we would have drawn them.
Wolves v City - Push on Mendy not awarded as a free-kick, they score. +1 Point.
That's +4 Points for us, just off the top of my head, I'm pretty sure something happened in the derby with the scum too but can't really remember.
New total -
Liverpool - 57 Points with a game in hand.
City - 55 Points
An actual title race with us still to play them at the Etihad, and our main CB back from injury, but no, instead we have what we currently have because PIGMOL and the PL have manufactured this season, it's bent.
The above isn't including all the little niggly fouls we concede that they're okay to get away with, or bookings we pick up for minor offences while Robertson has only just picked up his 1st booking of the season against Wolves, after purposefully elbowing an Everton player in the head, and pushing Walker into the advertising boards at Anfield.