Liverpool sets a record at "Anfield" without Mohamed Salah

Liverpool raised its record in the number of unbeaten matches at home in the domestic league to 64 (53 wins and 11 draws), by beating Leicester City 3-0 in the matches of the ninth stage of the England football championship on Sunday, in which Arsenal snatched a lucky draw. With Leeds United, while Everton regained the winning tone at the expense of Fulham.

Liverpool followed the leaders Tottenham Hotspur, both of whom have 20 points, but the latter excels on goal difference (12 to 5), while Leicester failed to regain the lead and fell to fourth place with 18 points, on goal difference behind Chelsea.

At "Anfield", Liverpool maintained its unbeaten record at home over 64 games, specifically since its fall to Crystal Palace 1-2 on April 23, 2017, that is, more than three and a half years, by beating Leicester City, the league champion in 2016, by three. Clean, setting a new personal record.

Ironically, Liverpool had won a series of 63 matches without defeat between February 1978 and December 1980 before falling to Leicester City in January 1981.

Liverpool played the match in the absence of its Egyptian striker, Mohamed Salah, who was infected with the new Corona virus after his presence with his country. To compete in the African Nations Qualifiers 2021, specifically after attending his brother's wedding.

"The youngsters were wonderful, they played an amazing match and they deserved to win against a big, very big team," said Liverpool's German coach Jurgen Klopp.

"The attacking trio performed a great defensive duty and they could score more goals. The front trio had never played together, but they did the job perfectly."

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