HOW KLOPP REVERSED GAP TO UNITED...
MANCHESTER UNITED were the dominant team in England 10 years ago, with Liverpool finishing 6th or lower for four straight seasons. But it’s been a steady reverse since then, with Liverpool slowly closing the gap and then roaring ahead of their rivals. See the below graph, which shows each side’s points per season...
£ EACH CLUB’S NET SPEND SINCE THEN...
AND looking at their top five signings in that time, there’s a clear divide of smart business and expensive flops... LIVERPOOL: Virgil Van Dijk (£75million), Alisson (£65m),
Darwin Nunez (£64m), Naby Keita (£52m), Luis Diaz (£37.5m).
MAN UTD: Paul Pogba (£89m), Harry Maguire (£80m),
Jadon Sancho (£77m), Romelu Lukaku (£75m), Angel di Maria (£60m).
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MANCHESTER UNITED have won just one of their last 12 Premier League games against Liverpool. They are winless in their last eight, scoring four to Liverpool’s 19.
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UNITED are on a losing streak of four Premier League games. They’ve not lost five league matches in a row since a run of seven between January and March 1972.
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LIVERPOOL have not won three straight games at Manchester United in their history. They have not won four consecutive games against them at any stadium since January 2002.
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MOHAMED SALAH has eight goals in his last four games against United. He has nine overall versus them, and could be the first Liverpool man to hit 10.