By Nick Harris for The Mail on Sunday
Published: 22:29 BST, 11 May 2019 | Updated: 22:57 BST, 11 May 2019
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Liverpool will earn more Premier League prize cash this season than Manchester City — whether or not Jurgen Klopp’s side win the title on Sunday.
And the worst value for money club this season, based on the amount they pay their players in wages, has been Manchester United: every league point they accumulated this season cost nearly £100,000.
Liverpool are in line to earn the most because they have been more popular with broadcasters than City.
Liverpool are in line to earn the most because they have been more popular with broadcasters
Matches involving Liverpool have been shown live 29 times by Sky Sports and BT Sport — two more than any other club. Manchester United were next with 27 televised games, while City, including today’s trip to Brighton, have been shown ‘only’ 26 times live.
Clubs are guaranteed a minimum of £12.5m for TV games with an extra £1.2m per live match when shown more than 10 times. The 29
