@ redsforlife:
This season Liverpool cannot be considered a top team. Most of the season they played horribly. They will be a top team again in the future but at the moment i just do not rate them highly at all, so the gap between them and the top this year has been huge.
King Kenny's first formation with 5 defenders was very boring to watch. Only when they switched to a 4-man defence did they stop their defensive playing style. It is good to see them attacking more now but for most of the season they were very boring

Also, the german league has many quality players right now. Many rising young stars in dortmund and other teams. But i fear for them because traditionally they have never been able to hold on to their quality players. The german clubs always seem willing to sell their stars so this is why they will never get past the BPL or la liga level. If they change this 'selling club' philosophy then, i dunno, maybe.