BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Earning 97 points is almost always enough to win the Premier League. Not for Liverpool, which had the misfortune of running up against a Manchester City team setting new standards of excellence. Only for 21 minutes during Sunday’s season finale was the title in Liverpool’s hands. But by completing the season with a 14th successive victory — coming from behind to overwhelm Brighton 4-1 — City finished a point ahead of Liverpool and retained the trophy. An English title drought that has clocked up 29 years rolls on for Liverpool. It’s no consolation that Juergen Klopp’s side combined with City to amass 195 points for the highest Premier League tally for the top two. The only comfort for Liverpool is that it didn’t sign off the season on Sunday with a 2-0 victory over Wolverhampton. While City has an FA Cup final to come to try to complete a domestic treble, Liverpool can win a sixth continental title if it beats Tottenham in the June 1 Champions League final. The one major trophy missing in the City trophy cabinet is the European Cup. It’s the target for the Abu Dhabi ownership and manager Pep Guardiola who…