Liverpool play Sheffield United within the midst of chaos for the hosts, however Mo Salah may have his eyes firmly on three factors and a landmark purpose.
With the Egyptian positive to start out, he has one other likelihood to web his 2 hundredth for Liverpool.
Nevertheless, ought to Liverpool want them, it’s Jurgen Klopp‘s substitutes who may set a primary: no Liverpool substitute has ever scored in opposition to Sheffield United.
We all know the Reds are favourites, however the pre-match stats present Bramall Lane isn’t at all times the best place to go for Liverpool groups of years passed by.
Reds favour latest historical past
The groups final met in 2020-21 season when Liverpool accomplished a league double.
Liverpool have gained every of the final 5 league conferences, a run stretching again to 2007.
They’re unbeaten within the final six league encounters, the opposite recreation being drawn 1-1 on this floor in 2006.
The 5 successive wins over United is already a membership document whereas the six league video games they’re at the moment unbeaten in has by no means been bettered and equalled solely thrice.
The Reds have gained two of their 5 Premier League visits with one defeat and two attracts and are unbeaten within the final 4 right here.
Nevertheless, their two latest wins are their solely successes at United within the final eight visits in all competitions, whereas they’ve gained solely three of the final 13 conferences performed in Yorkshire in league and cup.
Since 1953, Liverpool have gained simply 5 of their final 27 visits in all competitions, scoring simply 18 instances in that sequence.
One other recreation, one other Mo milestone
Salah wants one purpose to register 200 targets for Liverpool in all competitions and would turn out to be solely the fifth participant to realize the feat for the membership after Ian Rush (346), Roger Hunt (285), Gordon Hodgson (241) and Billy Liddell (228).
The Egyptian requires one purpose to achieve 150 his Premier League profession, his first two coming whereas at Chelsea. He could be the eleventh participant to realize the feat within the competitors’s historical past.
A hat-trick would see Salah attain 150 Premier League targets for Liverpool.
The Reds may rating 4 or extra targets in three successive video games in all competitions for the primary time since December 2013.
Liverpool are nonetheless searching for their first away clear sheet of the season – they’ve performed 10 on the highway in all competitions and conceded 14 instances.
Hosts want to point out some metal
Sheffield United have conceded a top-flight excessive of 39 targets this season, with 30 coming within the final 9 outings.
Their tally of 11 is the fewest quantity scored by any crew within the Premier League this season.
Rhian Brewster scored as soon as in 17 appearances for the Blades final season. He made 4 appearances for Liverpool (none within the league) along with his final video games coming within the 2020 Group Protect, when he missed from the spot within the penalty shoot-out defeat to Arsenal.
Jack Robinson performed 11 instances for Liverpool, together with three within the league, and stays the Reds’ youngest ever league participant, making his debut in Could 2010 aged 16 years 250 days.
Yasser Larouci made two appearances for Liverpool – each within the FA Cup in 2019-20. His debut got here within the 1-0 dwelling win over Everton within the third spherical.
This season’s scorers
Sheffield United: Archer 2, Hamer 2, McBurnie 2, Bogle 1, Norwood 1, personal targets 3
Liverpool: Salah 13, Jota 8, Nunez 7, Gakpo 6, Diaz 5, Alexander-Arnold 2, Endo 2, Gravenberch 2, Szoboszlai 2, Mac Allister 1, Robertson 1, personal targets 4
* Stats courtesy of LFC statistician Ged Rea (@ged0407).