Premier League Results | Manchester City edge Liverpool to retain Premier League title Generally, hauls in excess of 90 points mean a dominant side cantering alone to glory, comfortably clear of the chasing pack. But Liverpool’s 97 points this time around is at once the third best in English top-flight history and only good enough for second place. It is also the most points ever acquired by any team other than Pep Guardiola’s City, who are the first side to retain the Premier League since Manchester United a decade ago. Here’s how they backed up last season’s 100-point haul with a formidable challenger matching them step for step. Flying out of the blocks In a record-breaking title race, there is no time for sluggish starts. Liverpool swatted aside West Ham 4-0 in their Anfield opener, with Mohamed Salah picking up where he left off in 2017-18 and Sadio Mane bagging a brace. Later the same day, City saw off Arsenal 2-0 thanks to Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva – men who would go on to be stars of their campaign. City and Liverpool each won six of their first seven matches, the only blemishes being respective 1-1 draws at Wolves…