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Check out the best facts and figures ahead of Liverpool’s Premier League opener with Leeds United.
The Reds begin their defense of their top flight crown against the newly promoted team of Marcelo Bielsa, with the start at Anfield scheduled for 5.30pm BST.
Check out some pre-game trivia, courtesy of club statistician Ged Rea, below …
James Milner could play his 150th league game for Liverpool and could captained him for the 50th time in the Premier League.
Milner has only faced Leeds twice in his career and never in the league. He played 54 times for Leeds, scoring five goals between 2002 and 2004.
Liverpool have not lost in their last seven opening games of a campaign, with six wins and one draw since losing at West Bromwich Albion in 2012.
The Reds began their final campaign as league champions in 1990 and also faced opposition from Yorkshire, defeating Sheffield United 3-1.
Mohamed Salah has scored in Liverpool’s league opener in each of his three seasons with the club. He could be the first Reds player to do so for the fourth time in a row and only the second Premier League player overall, matching Teddy Sheringham between 1992-93 and 1995-96.
2017 ✅ 2018 ✅ 2019 ✅ @MoSalah has a brilliant opening day record 👌⚽️ https://t.co/v6SsCuF1Xp
– LFC (Liverpool FC)
September 9 18:30
The champions are three goals away from registering 550 in all matches with Jürgen Klopp.
In every opening game of a league season with Klopp, the Reds have scored at least three times.
Liverpool are undefeated in their last 28 home league games against newly promoted teams, winning 23 and drawing five, with Klopp winning all 13 of his own. They have not lost in the last eight meetings in all competitions with Leeds.
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