Saw a lot of posts saying something like "It's the strongest squad that wins the leagues, not pep, it's Pep who loses the CLs."
I'm quite curious about this strong squad. I don't think any other manager in the league could take the group beyond 85-90 points - Klopp, Conte, Tuchel, ... It seems to be a strong squad because it's built for Pep, and because they have him to lead it:
The CBs are very good, but inferior to Liverpool's, and a normal manager might equally prefer Chelsea's.
For a normal manager, the fullbacks are much inferior to Liverpool's and equal to Chelsea.
There is no proper 9, let alone a backup.
Rodri is a proper DM but with a niche style, most managers would need a more energetic tackler beside him, and there's only 35 year-old Fernandinho for that.
There's a ton of attacking midfielders and wingers - KdB, Bernardo Silva, Gundogan, Mahrez, Sterling, Foden, Grealish - but I'm not sure any other manager would have use for so many, and might not figure out how they fit together. Even for Pep it looks like one too many.
In short, it's an unbalanced squad with insane depth for the AM/wing positions, a total lack of conventional strikers, a very specific type of fullback and DM, and very good CBs. It's a good squad. But in most others' hands, I don't think this is a definite title win, let alone a 4 titles out of 5 squad.
A random coach would definitely take Liverpool's first eleven over theirs - the one clear upgrade is KdB>Thiago, but most coaches would love a spine of Salah, Mane, Diaz, Fabinho, VVD, Robertson, it's conventionally much better than Mahrez, Foden, Sterling, Rodri, Dias, Zinchenko. And Liverpool's depth is not so terrible either after adding Jota, Diaz, and Konate. They're fecked if TAA and Salah get injured, but they have decent cover for most other positions.
So, basically, I think Pep's insane league consistency isn't just because of his squad, he's made this weird squad into monsters.