Big Match

Liverpool don't know how to lose

They've many ways of winning and will equal City's record of 18 straight if they beat United

Liverpool's formidable fitness is apparent in the five times they have turned a draw into a win in the last 11 minutes, including the 95th-minute decider against Leicester two weeks ago. PHOTO: DPA
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They can master the early blitz, blowing Norwich away with four goals in the first 45 minutes, or the mid-match assault, scoring three times in 18 minutes against Arsenal.

Their training-ground work is reflected in their tally of 35 set-piece goals in 14 months; two brought last month's win at Chelsea.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on October 19, 2019, with the headline Liverpool don't know how to lose. Subscribe