The countdown is on for Liverpool to clinch a record-tying 20th Premier League title. It could even happen this weekend. Should Arsenal lose at Ipswich early Sunday afternoon, Liverpool will get the chance to wrap up the Premier League a few hours later by beating Leicester. Otherwise, the title could be confirmed on Wednesday when Arsenal hosts Crystal Palace, or the following weekend when Liverpool hosts Tottenham at Anfield. It looks certain to happen, given Liverpool holds a 13-point lead with six games left. Needing just six more points to be certain, barring the unlikeliest of collapses, it’s now a matter of when, not if. Liverpool Set To Equal Manchester United’s Record A 20th league title would see Liverpool equal Manchester United’s record, and it looks well placed to go on to set a new benchmark before its great rival gets back into contention at the top of English soccer. It was Liverpool that once held the record of 18 titles, but two decades of dominance for United under former manager Alex Ferguson saw the club win 13 league crowns from 1993-2013. Liverpool didn’t win any titles in that time and ended a 30-year wait to be champions in 2020. (Credit: Statista.com) While title number 20 is now within touching distance, United is languishing in the bottom half of the standings and in need of a major rebuild under head coach Ruben Amorim. It hasn’t been involved in a title race since Ferguson retired in 2013, despite second-place finishes in 2018 and 2021 when United was 19 and 12 points adrift, respectively, of champion Manchester City. How Does The Future Look? Liverpool is already making plans for the future. Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk have been tied to contract extensions, ending months of uncertainty and ensuring its two most influential players will remain at Anfield. “Liverpool should be able to challenge for titles in the upcoming years,” Van Dijk said this week. “Whatever happens in terms of players going out, players coming in, I think it should be a big summer. I think they’re planning to make it a big summer, so we all have to trust the board to do the right job.” With City needing to replace the departing Kevin De Bruyne, while other key players like Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan are in the latter stages of their careers, there is no guarantee Pep Guardiola will be able to mount a title challenge next season. Arsenal, runner-up the past two seasons, has yet to prove it can get over the line in a title race. Liverpool, meanwhile, looks ahead of schedule in Slot’s first year and should have significant amounts to spend in the transfer market after only making one signing in the last offseason — Federico Chiesa.