Liverpool host Sheffield United within the Premier League this night and the Blades might be seeking to finish a 30-year barren spell at Anfield.
The Reds face one other big sport within the title race, as prime takes on backside, however stranger issues have occurred than Jurgen Klopp‘s males dropping factors.
United final received at Anfield manner again in April 1994, nevertheless, after they got here from behind to win 2-1, with a second-half brace from Jostein Flo sealing the victory after Ian Rush had given Liverpool a fourth-minute lead.
That’s United’s solely win on the floor of their final 15 visits, in all competitions, and within the final 12 within the league.
The Blades have misplaced 21 of their final 26 league visits, with three wins in that spell.
Their final victory over Liverpool was in a League Cup semi-final at Bramall Lane in January 2003, as Michael Tonge scored twice for the hosts after Neil Mellor’s first-half opener.
Milestone prospects
Ought to he rating, Virgil van Dijk, for the primary time in his Liverpool profession, will register targets in opposition to the identical opponent in each league fixtures of a single season.
The Reds require 5 targets to achieve the landmark of 700 in all league video games below Klopp, solely Invoice Shankly (1,034) and Tom Watson (1,123) have extra as a Liverpool supervisor.
Liverpool can surpass final season’s factors tally (67) with eight video games to spare in opposition to the Blades, having equalled the full within the win over Brighton on Sunday.
Blades’ Premier League woes outlined
On the highway this season, United have taken solely six factors, successful as soon as at Luton in February (3-1) and drawing 3 times, at Brighton and Aston Villa (each 1-1) and 2-2 of their final away outing at Bournemouth.
The Blades have scored seven occasions of their final 4 away video games within the league after netting 5 within the opening 10 on the highway.
Their tally of 12 away league targets this season is the bottom within the top-flight they usually have misplaced 10 of their 14 away league matches, the heaviest of these coming at Arsenal and Burnley (each 5-0).
United have conceded 77 targets this season, too, which is greater than every other top-flight workforce, and 11 of these have come within the final three outings.
Resilient Reds so exhausting to beat
Liverpool have received 26 factors from shedding positions within the Premier League this season, which is a division excessive.
They’ve failed to attain in solely one of many final 57 matches in all competitions, too, which was at residence to Man United final December.
Liverpool have misplaced simply two of their final 40 league outings, each of which have been in north London, away to Tottenham and Arsenal this season.
Of the six league video games performed for the reason that defeat on the Emirates, they’ve received 5 and drawn at residence to Man Metropolis.
Additional proof of Liverpool’s dominance within the fixture
Ought to Liverpool win on Thursday they are going to report a 3rd successive league double over United for the primary time of their historical past.
They’ve met 11 occasions within the Premier League period, with the Reds successful seven and drawing two of these fixtures.
Liverpool have received every of the final six league conferences – a membership report in opposition to United – in a run stretching again to 2007, and they’re undefeated within the final seven.
At Anfield, the Merseysiders have received every of the final three league clashes and 7 of the final eight.
They’ve misplaced one of many final 12 encounters with the Blades, successful 10 of the others.
This season’s scorers
Liverpool: Salah 22, Nunez 17, Jota 14, Gakpo 13, Diaz 12, Szoboszlai 7, Jones 5, Mac Allister 5, van Dijk 4, Elliott 3, Gravenberch 3, Alexander-Arnold 2, Danns 2, Endo 2, Bradley 1, Clark 1, Koumas 1, Quansah 1, Robertson 1, personal targets 6.
Sheffield United: McAtee 5, McBurnie 5, Archer 4, Brereton Diaz 4, Hamer 4, Osula 3, Ahmedhodzic 1, Bogle 1, Norwood 1, Robinson 1, Souza 1, personal targets 3.
* Stats courtesy of LFC statistician Ged Rea (@ged0407).
