Brexit boost for Liverpool’s Premier League title ambitions
Liverpool would be closing in on a second Premier League title if Brexit were to have taken full effect after the vote in 2016.
The Reds would have won the league last season and would be clear favourites to do the double during this campaign if a hard Brexit was adopted as soon as the vote result was announced.
Free Super Tips have announced the results on their Brexit Effect study, and looked into the impact the economy would feel if movement of people was restricted and clubs were unable to buy players from EU members states.
It looked at data from the last three seasons and took into account goals scored, squad composition, wages, transfers, minutes played and number of points accumulated.
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That all means that hard Brexit would have resulted in Liverpool winning the Premier League this season – according to the numbers.
However, Jurgen Klopp’s men would only do so by the tightest of margins. According to the research, both City and the Reds would end up levels on points, with goal difference handing Liverpool the crown.
For 2017/2018, the Cityzens would have faced a massive 16 point swing and Klopp would have tasted sweet, sweet victory for the first time.
One interesting thing that the study picks out is that Liverpool use a lot of British and non-EU players, which is why they do so well in research like this.
Only 20% of Klopp’s squad come from European member states – while Chelsea have a remarkable 78% and Wolves 68%. Manchester United also suffer a dip, ending the campaign in 10th.
Other interesting results from the study include Leicester City finishing in fifth, with Wolves suffering for their reliance on Portuguese talent and as a result getting relegated to the Championship.
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The top of the table is largely unchanged, but Everton do also come out fairly well after EU restrictions are taken into account.