Sadio Mane sends Liverpool TWENTY-FIVE points clear at the top of the Premier
Norwich 0-1 Liverpool: Sadio Mane's 100th goal in English football extends Reds' lead at the top of the Premier League to 25 points
- Sadio Mane fired home from Jordan Henderson's long ball on 78 minutes to secure yet another victory
- Tim Krul had earlier denied Naby Keita a rare goal with a brilliant save from close range on 59 minutes
- Norwich's best chance fell to Alexander Tettey who hit the crossbar with a thunderous second half effort
- Liverpool are now guaranteed to finish above Manchester United with 13 games still left to play
- Not even the elements can tame Liverpool. Not even the gale that blew across Carrow Road. Not even the rain that swirled in the floodlight glare and stung in fierce squalls can thwart them. Nor a Norwich side fighting an increasingly forlorn battle for survival at the foot of the table. Nothing can stop their inexorable march towards the title.Storm Dennis frustrated them for a while and threatened to knock them out of their stride with the challenges it presented to their passing. And Norwich did their bit with some fine football of their own. But there is an inevitability about Liverpool winning these days. It is, after all, October 20 since they last dropped a point.There were 12 minutes to go when they finally got the breakthrough their play had deserved. The Premier League’s top team beat the bottom team with a brilliant goal from second half substitute Sadio Mane, returning after injury. ‘We shall not be moved,’ the Liverpool fans sang delightedly, over and over again after their 1-0 win. They have earned the right to celebrate over these last 30 years of hurt.Sadio Mane's 100th goal in English football was the difference between the sides as Liverpool beat Norwich 1-0 on SaturdayMane latched onto Jordan Henderson's brilliant long range pass on 78 minutes before firing past Tim Krul to seal the win
The victory unleashed another storm of statistics as Liverpool’s incredible run goes on. Jurgen Klopp’s side now has the best record after 26 matches in the history of the top five European leagues. They have now gone 43 top-flight matches unbeaten, six matches behind Arsenal's record of 49 games set in 2003-04.
They have now earned 103 points from the last 105 available to them in the Premier League. They have won 34 of their last 35 league games and their 73 points from 25 matches this season is a top-flight record. You are probably starting to get the picture. To witness Liverpool this season is to watch something very special.
Both teams battled gamely against the conditions in the first half. Both refused to compromise their style too much. Despite the intense pressure they were put under by the Liverpool press, Norwich persisted in trying to beat it with their clever passing out from the back and put together several promising moves that foundered in the final third.
Source.liverpool.com




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