Since Sadio Mane’s opener against West Bromwich Albion, Liverpool have failed to hit the back of the net. Four games on the trot mean this side have equalled an unwelcome record set by Gerard Houllier’s team in May 2000. Nobody will have seen this happening…not this season, at least.
As Mane yet again toiled for 90 minutes and Mohamed Salah fail to inspire the home side off the bench, their own personal droughts continued. The Senegal star was the last Liverpool player to score in the league having opened the scoring in that home draw against The Albion in late December and has been frustrated since.
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West Ham have won eight of their 18 Premier League games so far this season. They did not achieve their eighth league win until their 32nd game last season.
Harry Maguire has admitted that Manchester United were left "disappointed" with their result against Liverpool after the top-of-the-table clash largely failed to live up to the pre-match hype.
Liverpool have failed to score in three straight Premier League matches for the first time since 2005, and their fabled front three of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino look well short of form