Liverpool, the leading leader of the Premier League, opened 2020 with the same victorious pace with which 2019 ended, adding Thursday a home victory against Sheffield United (2-0) at the close of the 21st round of the championship English. In this way, the reds they complete a year without losing in the domestic competition, in which they have not yielded since last January 3 against Manchester City (2-1). The Egyptian Mohamed Salah (minute 4) and Senegalese Sadio Mané (64) signed the goals of the European and world champion on this occasion.
With twenty games played in this Premier League, the Jürgen Klopp team has a spectacular balance of 58 points (19 wins, one draw, no defeat), so it seems to have been launched towards what would be its first league title since 1990. Jürgen Klopp maintained on this first day of the new year his advantage of 13 points over Leicester, second classified and that on Wednesday beat Newcastle (3-0), and 14 points over Manchester City, third and two days ago beat Everton (2-1).
Liverpool has also played a match less than its two main pursuers, so it could even widen its margin.
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