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REPORT: Liverpool could still set unwanted record this season as Jürgen Klopp handed brutal away truth

Liverpool’s 4-1 defeat at Manchester City on Saturday was its eighth away from home in the Premier League this season.

 

The Reds have suffered losses against relegation-threatened sides Bournemouth, Nottingham Forest and Wolves, surprise packages Brentford and Bournemouth as well as top-four outfits Arsenal, City and Manchester United.

 

In the other column, they have only managed to post three victories, beating fellow Champions League contenders Spurs and Newcastle and also edging mid-table Aston Villa.

 

If Jürgen Klopp’s men do fail to qualify for Europe’s elite club competition, then they may well look at their struggles on the road as decisive.

That’s because they’ve actually been very strong at Anfield, winning nine, drawing three and losing just one of their 14 matches to date.

 

Only the top two sides in the division — Arsenal (38) and City (37) — can better their tally of 30 points in front of their own fans.

 

Surprisingly, though, this isn’t actually Liverpool’s worst-ever Premier League season away from home, with the inaugural 1992/93 campaign even poorer in that regard.

 

 

There’s still time for an unwanted record to be set, of course, but Liverpool will be focused on returning to the realms of respectability instead.

 

Its travels resume on Tuesday as it heads to London to face another underachiever in Chelsea.

Sportyhubs.com says: The comparison to that Roy Hodgson side of 2010/11 is particularly damning. Hodgson only lasted until the turn of the year after a wretched first half of the campaign, which left the Reds down in 12th in the table.

The inclusion of the 2004/05 Champions League-winning side is also eye-catching. It demonstrates the rather mediocre level of that team and, by extension, the extent of the miracle it pulled off against the mighty AC Milan in Istanbul.

 

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