Peter Smith
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It just shows what a great start he's had to the season and really how he's at times really carried that Man United team with his goals and with his energy and pace and set the tone for that attack.
Okay, in part two of this show, we'll be looking at the changes Klopp's made to this Liverpool team.
And we'll also get the latest from that camp from Vinnie O'Connor.
Welcome back to the Sky Sports Football Weekend Preview.
Now Liverpool boss JΓΌrgen Klopp says he's not bothered by all these records that Liverpool are stacking up.
But I think they warrant some attention.
So let's just break it down.
They've gone 38 Premier League games unbeaten.
They've picked up 104 points across those games, which is a record.
And they've scored in their first 21 games of a season.
The first time they've done that since 1933.
Gerrard, they're incredible numbers aren't they?
And at the heart of this transformation of Liverpool into this huge absolute powerhouse is Jurgen Klopp.
Now I know you've done a quite in-depth piece this week on the changes that he's made since he's been at Liverpool and how he's got them to this point.
So how important has he been in this process?
Yeah, you've got a crazy stat about that, haven't you?
Yeah, I mean, I think a perfect example of that is what happened to Barcelona last season.
We all know what happened there, which, Oli, makes Man United's task even tougher this weekend.
they'll get behind their team and and that's something united have to do they'll have to quiet try to quieten that crowd down and that's not easy to do well i think we've you know we've spoken in this podcast about how many nights you might go there sit back and try and absorb a bit of pressure it's one thing saying that it's another doing it when let's say the anfield crowd is up and you've got this brilliant liverpool team coming knocking on your door it's one thing to sit there and say well it's okay we'll we'll stand firm and hit them on the break
Yeah, and Gerald, you picked out...