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Diogo Jota has scored more goals at home in the Premier League than Manchester United this season, despite playing 300 fewer minutes.
Jota’s header against Leicester City at Anfield saw the Portuguese forward surpass United’s tally so far this season.
The Reds star has already scored four goals at home in the top flight, one more than United (three) have achieved in even longer.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men scored their first victory at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Saturday night, when they beat West Bromwich Albion thanks to a Bruno Fernandes penalty, in the second time of calling.
Fernandes’ goal from 12 yards was United’s third top-flight home goal of the season so far, in their fifth game at their own stadium.
In those five games, the Manchester-based club won just one, lost three and tied one.
In fact, Jota’s four goals are more open-play than Man City have achieved at home, with Pep Guardiola’s men scoring just two.
Since Jota arrived at Anfield, he has been on fire for Jurgen Klopp’s team and has somehow integrated into Liverpool’s usually explosive forward trio.
The 23-year-old has scored in five of his last six games for the Reds in all competitions; three of those games were played in the red half of Merseyside.
Jota scored Liverpool’s second goal of the night against Leicester on Sunday, with the former Wolves star leading brilliantly after a fantastic cross from Andy Robertson from the left.
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This followed an own goal by former United center-back Jonny Evans, who headed his own goalkeeper off a James Milner corner kick. Roberto Firmino scored Liverpool’s third.
Jota, who was signed by Wolves for a fee of around £ 40m, has now scored in his first four league games at home, against Arsenal, Sheffield United, West Ham United and Leicester, and has become the first man to do it for Liverpool in its history.
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