No shame! Manchester United came back to win the championship and inspired Liverpool. They lost 5 more games and were still better than Mourinho.

What many people did not expect was that Liverpool, which had won five consecutive games at the beginning of the Premier League, lost five of the following six games, falling from a five-point lead at the top to eighth place. However, statistics show that Liverpool is not the worst defending champion. It is 7 points more than the worst. Even if it loses 5 more games, it is still better than Mourinho.

According to statistics, as the defending champion Liverpool, with 18 points in 11 rounds, it is not the worst champion. Manchester United, which once created a glorious history, also only had 18 points in 11 rounds in the 2001 season, and finally scored 77 points, ranking third. The team was led by Sir Alex Ferguson and had the lowest ranking in the Premier League. After experiencing three consecutive Premier League titles and the Triple Crown in 1999, Manchester United fell into a "downturn" period of only one title in five years. It was not until Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo joined that they re-emerged.

Even worse than Liverpool are the three defending champions. Blackburn, who won the Premier League championship for the first time, had 4 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in the first 11 rounds of the 1995 season, with only 14 points. This season, Blackburn finally scored 61 points and ranked 7th. They bid farewell to the peak of one championship and one runner-up in the past two years. They have since stepped down from the altar and been relegated a few years later. Later, after returning to the Premier League for 11 seasons, they suffered relegation and have been unable to return to England's top stage until now.

Dark horse champion Leicester City, under the command of Ranieri, won the only Premier League championship in team history despite the collective downturn of many giants. The following season, in the first 11 rounds, Leicester City had 3 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses, with only 12 points. Their performance was quite poor. At the end of the season, they scored 44 points, ranking 12th. Since then, Leicester City's fairy tale has ended, and its highest ranking is only fifth. As a newly promoted team last season, it returned to the British Championship after a short stay of one year.

The worst defending champion belongs to Chelsea. In the 2015 season, Chelsea had 3 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses in the first 11 rounds, with only 11 points. It is generally believed that this summer, after Chelsea experienced many friendly matches, they participated non-stop in the International Champions Cup, and a few days later they ushered in the Community Shield and the first round of the Premier League. There was not much rest time, resulting in a very unfavorable start. In the end, Chelsea only scored 50 points, ranking 10th in the league. It was also the year Leicester City won the championship.

It is worth mentioning that this season is the last year of Mourinho's second tenure at Chelsea. The "team doctor scandal" occurred in the early stages, which caused an uproar in the outside world and also led to a feud with Hazard. In the 16th round, Chelsea had 4 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses, with only 15 points, 20 points less than Leicester City at the top of the list, and only 1 point more than Norwich City in the relegation zone. The meritorious coach Mourinho could only dismiss get out of class sadly and left Chelsea for the second time.

Some people secretly sigh that even if Liverpool loses five consecutive games, they will still have 18 points in the 16th round, which is even better than Mourinho's results that year. The three defending champions who were worse than Liverpool were ranked 10th by Chelsea, 12th by Leicester City, and 7th by Blackburn Rovers.

Of course, these ranking results are definitely not the goal that Liverpool is pursuing. Manchester United once scored 18 points in 11 rounds and finally ranked third. Another time, they scored 19 points in 11 rounds and finally reversed and won the championship. I believe this is Liverpool's biggest motivation.

In the 1995 season, Manchester United achieved a great comeback, trailing Newcastle by as many as 12 points and successfully won the championship, leaving an indelible psychological shadow on Keegan. The next year, Beckham famously scored a lob from midfield in the first round. Manchester United performed fairly well in the first 9 rounds, recording 5 wins and 4 draws. However, in the following three rounds, they were defeated by Newcastle by 5 goals, Southampton by 3-6, and Chelsea by one goal at home, suffering three consecutive defeats. At the end of the 11th round, Manchester United only had 19 points, only 1 point more than Liverpool today. The 12th round also had 19 points, maybe worse than Liverpool.

At this time, the vigorous growth of the 1992 generation and the radiance of Cantona gave Ferguson a lot of motivation. Manchester United sang all the way in the subsequent games, losing only 2 games, and finally reversed and won the championship. After the end of the season, Cantona announced his retirement, Liverpool legend Owen started his first full season, and Brazilian genius Juninho knelt down in tears at the Riverside Stadium at the moment of relegation, which was touching.

It is not shameful to score 18 points in 11 rounds. Manchester United can win the championship after scoring 19 points in 12 rounds, which can inspire Liverpool and prove that nothing is impossible. This summer, Liverpool introduced a number of powerful players, and the early season running-in has had a considerable impact. As long as Slott can find the best positions of the players in front of him, I believe Liverpool's rebound will happen soon.