Liverpool set an incredible Premier League record during their victory over Sheffield United as the Blades hit a new low
Liverpool broke a Premier League possession record in their 3-1 win over Sheffield United on Thursday night..
The Reds beat Arsenal to return to the top of the table thanks to the goals of Darwin Núñez, Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo.
Even though the Blades turned their game up a notch in the second half, they never looked like they could hold on to a point, with the statistics backing it up. LiverpoolThe domain of.
They managed a massive 83.1 percent possession, the most of any team in Premier League history since records began in 2003.
Jurgen KloppThe team has eclipsed the 83 per cent of the ball Manchester City had in their victory over Swansea in April 2018.
The Merseyside team's latest victory is their 16th in 2024, more than any other team in Europe's top five leagues.
They have also scored more goals (59) this calendar year than any of their rivals at both domestic and European level.
Added to this is having found the back of the net 26 times in the last 15 minutes in the top flight this season, ten more than any other team.
In contrast, the statistics make for grim reading for relegation-threatened United, who are now ten points from safety.
They have so far only kept a clean sheet in their last 39 away games in the division.
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Meanwhile, they have become the first team since Ipswich in the 1963/64 campaign to concede 80 goals in their first 30 league games.
Next up for Liverpool is a trip to Old Trafford on Sunday, where they will look to exact revenge. manchester united following their elimination in the FA Cup quarter-finals last month.
With Arsenal in action on Saturday, Liverpool will know anything, but a win could knock them out of top spot.
As for United, they will seek to recover after their 4-3 defeat against Chelseawhere they conceded twice in injury time.
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