Tribal Football

Liverpool break Prem record for possession in victory over Sheffield Utd

Liverpool break Prem record for possession in victory over Sheffield Utd
Liverpool break Prem record for possession in victory over Sheffield UtdFlashscore

This is shown by figures from the statistics company Opta. And it is the highest percentage in the Premier League since the 2003-2004 season, when Opta began their calculations.

Still, Liverpool briefly had problems in Thursday's clash.

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It wasn't until the 76th minute that Alexis Mac Allister gave Liverpool some peace with his screamer to put the Reds 2-1 ahead.

Cody Gakpo then settled the game 3-1 in the hosts' favour.