Liverpool have enjoyed one of the greatest calendar years in their illustrious history – and they plan on making 2020 even more special.
After starting the decade in uncertain times and with Europa League football the best they could hope for, the Reds are now on course to win their first league title since 1989-90.
Of course, Jurgen Klopp’s men have been here before. This time last year they were preparing to face defending champions Man City at the Etihad with a healthy lead at the top of the table.
Slowly but surely, City chipped away to reclaim their crown on the final day of the season at Brighton to render Liverpool’s victory over Wolves null and void.
This time seems different for a number of reasons; the Reds pummelled City in their first meeting of the new season. A 3-1 thrashing at Anfield widened the chasm between the two sides even further.
And the team is now littered with winners and experienced players who know how to deal with pressure in crucial moments of the season.
Below, talkSPORT.com has picked out the best stats and figures from this record-breaking year for the Reds. Check them out below.
146 – The number of Premier League points won by the Reds since the start of last season. Liverpool have lost just ONCE in 55 top-flight games, winning 46 and drawing eight.
108 – Seconds taken by Mohamed Salah to open the scoring in the Champions League final against Tottenham Hotspur in Madrid. It is the second-fastest goal in the competition’s history behind Paolo Maldini’s strike in 2005 in Istanbul, another year Liverpool lifted the trophy.
102 – Victories from 162 games under Jurgen Klopp at Anfield. The German reached 100 wins quicker than any other manager in the club’s history.
97 – Points won by Liverpool in the 2018/19 Premier League season, the most without ever actually winning the title. It is the highest ever in the club’s history.
54 – 40 goals and 14 assists have been either scored or laid on by Mohamed Salah in his 46 Premier League appearances at Anfield for Liverpool.
49 – Points from the opening 17 games of the current season is the best by a Liverpool side in top-flight history.
34 – League games since Klopp’s troops last tasted defeat, a new club record. This is the third-longest such run in Premier League history, behind Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea (40 games between 2004 and 2005) and Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal Invincibles (49 games between 2003 and 2004).
31 – Months since the Reds last lost a game at Anfield, with Crystal Palace’s victory on Merseyside in April 2017 the last defeat.
25 – Of Liverpool’s last 26 Premier League games have ended in victory for the Reds. Incredibly, they have also scored two or more goals in 24 of 26 of those games.
24 – The number of games in Europe since Liverpool tasted defeat. Real Madrid’s Champions League group stage victory in October 2014 was the last defeat they had.
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17 – Consecutive wins recorded by Liverpool between March 2019 until October 2019, the longest streak in the club’s history.
16 – Outfield players have scored in the Premier League this season out of a possible 18.
13 – The number of European trophies on display in Anfield after the club added the Champions League and UEFA Super Cup medals to their haul this year.
3 – International trophies won in a single year after the Reds then added the Club World Cup trophy to their collection in Qatar this month. No English side has ever achieved this in a single year.
0 – The number of teams to recover from a three-goal deficit in a Champions League semi-final before their incredible second-leg comeback against Barcelona at Anfield.
0 – The number of European knockout ties lost by Liverpool since Jurgen Klopp took over in 2015. The German has led the team to the final of every European campaign he’s been involved in since being appointed in 2015, becoming the first manager to achieve this with an English club.
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