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A brace of headers from Virgil van Dijk saw Liverpool open an 11 point lead at the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 win over Brighton at Anfield. The Reds went into the game knowing that a victory would open a sizeable 11 point margin over Manchester City, as former Liverpool player Jonjo Shelvey's late strike condemned Pep Guardiola's men to a 2-2 draw away to Newcastle United. Lead by their talisman centre half, who nodded in …

Mohamed Salah's swashbuckling spot-kick secured Liverpool's victory against Tottenham on Sunday, the Reds emerging as 2-1 victors despite going behind less than a minute thanks to Harry Kane's acute header. Some enthralling football looked as if it would go unrewarded with Paulo Gazzaniga making a string of fine saves in the Spurs goal, before skipper Jordan Henderson broke the resistance early in the second-half. Serge Aurier clipped Mane for a penalty with around 15 minutes to go, awarding Salah the …

A clash between the Premier League’s remaining unbeaten teams turned into a one-sided affair with Liverpool taking all the spoils in comfortable fashion. From the onset, Arsenal clearly set out to avoid the recent beatings they have suffered at Anfield by sitting back on defence. They were happy to soak up pressure without giving Liverpool’s leading lights much room to operate or cause problems. This led to several crosses sent in from the flanks, with Andrew Robertson sliding in several …

Chris Bascombe, revered journalist at The Times, summed the hysteria around Liverpool's drab 0-0 draw with Manchester United up perfectly on Monday morning when he said: "So after losing 1-1 at The Emirates earlier this season, it was a 0-0 defeat at Old Trafford? In the words of Catherine Tate's Gran... "What a load of old s***e."" And he's right. As things stand, Jürgen Klopp's Reds are sitting on the top of the Premier League table as outright leaders, one …