Just like clockwork, Liverpool played a Premier League match on Thursday and rarely, if ever, looked like doing anything other than winning.
It's something that has become ritualistic. The Reds play a league fixture at Anfield, and they win. On this occasion, Sheffield United were the victims, with Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané the tormentors.
Jürgen Klopp declared our performance ‘as good as anything’ to limit a threatening Sheffield United side and claim a 2-0 victory.
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) January 2, 2020
However, no matter who plays, you can be as confident as you like in assuming Liverpool will walk away with three points, or at the very least, don't lose.
And guess what? The stats prove that.
How there are any records left to break or indeed stats to reveal that haven't already been confirmed is puzzling, but lo and behold, there are more ridiculous factoids to unearth about this Reds side.
Indeed, having seen off the Blades 2-0 at Anfield, Jurgen Klopp's side have now gone a full calendar year without losing a Premier League match, as per Sky Sports. That's 365 days if your head was struggling to wrap around the enormity of the feat.
A whole calender year unbeaten in the Premier League!
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) January 2, 2020
Tonight's win means Liverpool will reach the milestone as they sit of the Premier League!
Breaking down the numbers, that's 37 matches without losing and collecting 101 points along the way since they last tasted defeat in a 2-1 loss away at Manchester City on 3 January 2019. They've
Only two other clubs have successfully managed to go a full calendar year without suffering a Premier League defeat. The first were Arsenal, whose 49 games included their 'Invicibles' run in the 2003/04 season, and Chelsea, who achieved that feat between
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