City Loss To Spurs Leaves Liverpool With Historic Premier League Lead
Manchester City went down 2-0 at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, their sixth loss of the season, leaving leaders Liverpool with a whopping 22 point gap at the top.
Like the look of the #PL table? pic.twitter.com/xDL3EGLHzd
— Premier League (@premierleague) February 2, 2020
No team has ever enjoyed such a huge lead at the end of a matchday in the history of the Premier League, according to Opta Joe.
22 – Liverpool will end today 22 points clear of second-placed Manchester City in the Premier League table; this is the biggest lead any league-leader has ever had at the end of a day in English top-flight history. Gap. pic.twitter.com/xgG4P8m3w1
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) February 1, 2020
The Reds continued with their bullish run in the league, easing past hapless Southampton 4-0 at Anfield on Saturday to push their points tally to 73.
FULL-TIME Liverpool 4-0 Southampton
A dominant performance by #PL leaders Liverpool secured all three points at Anfield, with goals from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jordan Henderson and Mo Salah#LIVSOU pic.twitter.com/aczsjSS4Xe
— Premier League (@premierleague) February 1, 2020
Liverpool have now won 20 straight matches at home this season, one win shy of their 1972 record of 21.
20 – Liverpool have now won each of their last 20 league matches at Anfield; only once in English top-flight history has a team had a longer winning streak on home soil – Liverpool themselves between January and December 1972 under Bill Shankly. Fortress. pic.twitter.com/TAVI2l6XEL
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) February 1, 2020
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