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Liverpool create new Premier League record after last-minute 2-1 win vs Leicester

Sunday, October 06, 2019 at 11:28 AM by Khadijah Thabit

- Liverpool entered Premier League record books following their late 2-1 win vs Leicester

- The Reds are the seventh side in history to win each of their opening eight games

- Liverpool have a maximum 24 points from a possible 24 in the eight-week old Premier League campaign

Premier League leaders Liverpool have set a new record after Saturday’s last-minute defeat of Leicester City at Anfield.

Strikes from Mane and Milner ensured the Jurgen Kloop’s side claimed their 17th straight league win, eighth victory in the English topflight this term, alongside eight point at the top of the log.

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However, the contest was a cagey affair in the closing moments of the game, needing a 95th minute spot-kick from Milner to decide the winner.

The performance means Liverpool have a maximum 24 points from a possible 24 after eight games in the eight-week old Premier League.

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Interestingly, the Reds are now closing in into the record books as the first club ever to win their first eight league matches in a season on more than once, repeating the earlier feat achieved in 1990.

Liverpool battle Tottenham and Man United next after the international break, if both games end in the Reds advantage they’d have secured 19 consecutive wins, meaning they will break the record for most successive wins in the English topflight.

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A result that will see the 18 wins Man City achieved two seasons under Pep Guardiola head for the archives.

Legit.ng reported earlier that Man United boss, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has called it quits on Twitter following unending attacks from furious fans amid the club's poor run of results.

United are not finding it rosy this season both in the domestic league and in the continental stage, leaving Solskjaer under immense pressure.