Until the 22nd Premier League matchweek, Liverpool had 21 games with one postponed match against West Ham United at the end of January 2020. Of the 21 matches, 20 matches were won and one match ended in a draw so that Liverpool collected 61 points at the same time topped the standings.
The only Liverpool match that ended in a 1-1 draw was when they traveled to Old Trafford on Sunday (10/20/19) on Matchday 9 Premier League. At that time United took the lead through Marcus Rashford in the 36th minute. But Liverpool equalized just five minutes before the game ended through Adam Lallana’s feet so the Reds avoided defeat.
This time again the two teams will meet each other in the continued English Premier League competition. But it was Liverpool’s turn to host Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday (1/19/20).
Facing this crucial match, Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp did not want to lose even a moment to prepare his team. “The match against United on Sunday, we all know what the public expects of us in the match later. The match will be a big match and we will try to be ready for the game later,” Klopp said as quoted by the official website of Liverpoolfc.com (14 / 1/20).
Klopp’s seriousness can be understood because United are a team that has a high passion when they are dealing with Liverpool. The history record of 55 meetings they also still superior to United compared to Liverpool. They managed to win 28 matches while Liverpool only 14 matches while the remaining 13 matches played a draw.
Actually Klopp didn’t really care about the history of the meeting from statistical figures. For him is today’s performance. Klopp also saw the fact that he deserved to be happy with the results and appearance of his team so far. Winning 20 matches from the 21 matches that have been played with one match is a remarkable result.
However, Klopp repeatedly gave understanding to his squad so that the players did not fall asleep with these achievements. The championship trophy is not in their hands yet. There are still many aspects of Liverpool’s performance that must be improved even better.
“That is what we have to ensure that we will continue to study and do it. This time it is not about intensity but the rhythm of the game. I know everyone will say differently [about Liverpool’s shortcomings], but that is the situation,” Klopp said as he told the official website. club above. The Reds entertain Manchester United as a determination of the results of consolidating their lead at the top of the Premier League to continue Liverpool’s victory at Tottenham Hotspur last weekend.
Premierleague.com (1/15/20) notes that victory at Spurs makes Liverpool make history because no team in the top five European leagues has ever collected more than 61 of their points from the opening 21 matches of the campaign in the major leagues in each country.
Jurgen Klopp really used this week’s time very effectively. The good news is the recovery of some of the best players who suffered injuries the other day. Joel Matip, Fabinho and Dejan Lovren have been involved in training sessions at Melwood in preparation for the match against United. They are expected to go down in the fight.
Focusing and maintaining performance and cohesiveness are the right way to retain Premier League leaders for Liverpool. Let’s see how the two teams will fight this weekend.
