Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca fears it could be "impossible" for any team to stop Liverpool from retaining their Premier League crown.

Arne Slot's champions have already established a five-point cushion at the top of the table following an unblemished start to their title defence.

After a 2-2 draw at Brentford , and then a 2-1 defeat at Manchester United , Chelsea are already seven points off the championship pace.

Liverpool secured the title last season with four matches to spare and then broke their transfer record twice this summer to sign Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen , in a deal which could rise to £116 million ($156.7m), before spending £125m on Alexander Isak on deadline day. In all, Liverpool spent over £400m on new signings.

Maresca admitted: "If they conti

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