OPTA JOE STATS AFTER UNITED GAME 43 - With 76 goals, Liverpool have already scored more than 43 previous English top-flight champions had at the end of the season. Blitz. 5 - Manchester United have lost as many Premier League home games this season as in the previous three campaigns put together. Troubles. 1 - Spurs have just 1 point fewer than the same stage last season & just 2 fewer than their best haul after 30 games of a PL season. Margin 85 - Sundays game against Liverpool saw Man Utds record PL run of 85 games without conceding a penalty come to an end. Regression. 0 - Liverpool have kept clean sheets in successive Premier League games for the first time since September. Improvement. 6 - Liverpool have won more penalties at Old Trafford than any away team on any ground in Premier League history. Trip. 9 - With nine games left to play, Man Utd have equalled the highest number of defeats theyve suffered in a PL season (9). Humbled. 25 - Luis Suarez is only the 2nd player to score 25 Premier League goals for Liverpool in a single season (after Fowler, twice). Milestone. 3 - This is only the third time in PL history that a team has conceded three penalties in a game (along with Bradford & Tottenham). History. 4 - Four of Nemanja Vidics six Premier League red cards have come against Liverpool (+ 2 vs Chelsea). Groundhog. 5 - Steven Gerrard has now scored more PL goals at Old Trafford than any other visiting player in the competitions history. Nemesis. 2 - Manchester United have conceded two penalties in a Premier League home game for the first time. Reeling. 125 - Liverpool have now won 125 penalties in Premier League history, more than any other side. Landmark. 18 - With 9 goals and 9 assists in the PL this season, Steven Gerrard has matched his total (also split 9/9) from 2012-13. Consistent. 44 - It took Manchester United 44 minutes to produce their first shot on target against Liverpool. Caged.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:01:32 +0000
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