Lets take a look at the EPL winners - Manchester United. If somebody gets injured, who do they have to cover it up? Do you think Saha can replace Rooney or Tevez? The old Giggs is still better than Nani and Park. Who do they have as a backup if more than one defenders gets injured? Still they have been winning the title for the last two years.

Now let's take a look at the runner up - Chelsea. They have been playing two whole seasons withtout their regular defensive line. Even Cech has been in and out during that time. Last season, not only was their defense out of shape but so was the midfield and attack. Still they gave a run of their life to ManU.

The only difference between these two teams and Liverpool is these two teams have a solid set of 11 players if everybody if fit. Liverpool needs to have at least one good wide player to get themselves to that standard. After that, it depends on the mentality and the attitude of the team as a whole (including the subs and the manager and the board and the fans) to win the title.