Manchester City edge Liverpool to retain Premier League title | Premier League 2018-19: How the final day unfolded Jurgen Klopp’s side won 30 of their 38 matches and lost just once, only to miss out on the title by one point as Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City retained the trophy on Sunday. Liverpool’s 97-point haul is the best accrued by a team that has finished second in the Premier League’s 20-club era. But how does it compare to other runners-up in Europe’s major leagues, who racked up the points but still finished without winners’ medals? 1 – Liverpool became the first team in top-flight history to win as many as 30 games and 97 points in a season and not win the title. Additionally, no side has ever previously lost just one game in a top-flight season and not won the title. Margins. — OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) May 12, 2019 Scottish Premier League 2002-03: Celtic (97 points) Finishing second with 97 points has been done before, and Celtic came even closer than Liverpool. Celtic and their Glasgow rivals Rangers finished with identical records (31 wins, four draws and three defeats) but the Gers, who scored 101 times, had a +73 goal difference,…