It is Man Utd for the title.

Liverpool enjoyed their best start to the season in many years. They have only lost once to-date and remain unbeaten against the other "Big 3". More importantly, they have beaten Chelsea twice which is something they could not achieve during Jose Mourhino's rein at Chelsea.

However, their best start is starting to end on a disappointing note if not a distrastous one. Knocked out in the FA Cup and Carling Cup, the Reds are 7 points behind Man Utd with 12 games to play.

History showed that Man Utd usually picked up steam at the turn of the New Year. This is especially true when they manage to turn draws into victories with those 1-0 wins against Stoke, Everton, Wigan and Sunderland. That is a massive points gained. On the other hand, Liverpool had been drawing against mid-teams. While they are impressive in making a comeback to avoid a lost, a draw is deem fatal to their title hope. Liverpool should be on the top of the table had they gained maximum points against Stoke, Fulham, West Ham, Everton, Hull and Man City. That is 12 points lost on all these games!

Benitez is a great tactican but he is no genius when buying players. Robbie Keane is a great example of a poor piece of business. What about Lucas? He is not the player needs. He is poor overall. What can I say about Babel? Not influential when called on to the pitch to make an impact. Who is Ngog and El Zahar anyway? Can they change the game for Liverpool? If Rafa think so, it must be the biggest joke he ever kid!

Without Gerrard, Liverpool cannot function. Simple as that!

Look at Man Utd, they have Rafeal or Evans who can perform exceptionally well when called upon. No Roodney? No problem. They have Berbatov and Tevez? No Torres, big problem because Liverpool has only Ngog? No Carrick or Scholes? No worry, they have Fletcher or Park. No Gerrard or Alonso? Big problem, they have only Lucas? Who is Lucas? Mascherano? He can only pass and break up attack but he cannot shoot properly.

It seems like Man Utd is going to lift the title come May.