VINTAGE REDS Liverpool’s incredible year under Jurgen Klopp – unbeaten Anfield record, chasing down the Arsenal ‘Invincibles’ and THAT stunning Barcelona comeback
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Liverpool have enjoyed one of the greatest calendar years in their illustrious history – and they plan on making 2020 even more special.
After starting the decade in uncertain times and with Europa League football the best they could hope for, the Reds are now on course to win their first league title since 1989-90.
Of course, Jurgen Klopp’s men have been here before. This time last year they were preparing to face defending champions Man City at the Etihad with a healthy lead at the top of the table.
Liverpool celebrated one of the greatest nights in their illustrious history against Barcelona at Anfield
Slowly but surely, City chipped away to reclaim their crown on the final day of the season at Brighton to render Liverpool’s victory over Wolves null and void.
This time seems different for a number of reasons; the Reds pummelled City in their first meeting of the new season. A 3-1 thrashing at Anfield widened the chasm between the two sides even further.
And the team is now littered with winners and experienced players who know how to deal with pressure in crucial moments of the season.
Jurgen Klopp has revitalised Liverpool since his appointment in 2015
146 – The number of Premier League points won by the Reds since the start of last season. Liverpool have lost just ONCE in 55 top-flight games, winning 46 and drawing eight.
108 – Seconds taken by Mohamed Salah to open the scoring in the Champions League final against Tottenham Hotspur in Madrid. It is the second-fastest goal in the competition’s history behind Paolo Maldini’s strike in 2005 in Istanbul, another year Liverpool lifted the trophy.
102 – Victories from 162 games under Jurgen Klopp at Anfield. The German reached 100 wins quicker than any other manager in the club’s history.
97 – Points won by Liverpool in the 2018/19 Premier League season, the most without ever actually winning the title. It is the highest ever in the club’s history.
54 – 40 goals and 14 assists have been either scored or laid on by Mohamed Salah in his 46 Premier League appearances at Anfield for Liverpool.
49 – Points from the opening 17 games of the current season is the best by a Liverpool side in top-flight history.
34 – League games since Klopp’s troops last tasted defeat, a new club record. This is the third-longest such run in Premier League history, behind Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea (40 games between 2004 and 2005) and Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal Invincibles (49 games between 2003 and 2004).
31 – Months since the Reds last lost a game at Anfield, with Crystal Palace’s victory on Merseyside in April 2017 the last defeat.
25 – Of Liverpool’s last 26 Premier League games have ended in victory for the Reds. Incredibly, they have also scored two or more goals in 24 of 26 of those games.
24 – The number of games in Europe since Liverpool tasted defeat. Real Madrid’s Champions League group stage victory in October 2014 was the last defeat they had.
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