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Van Dijk’s historic streak broken, Salah overtakes Gerrard & Leeds outwork Liverpool - all the best stats from Anfield


The pulsating meeting between Liverpool and Leeds United on Saturday evening has since given rise to a whole host of noteworthy statistics.

The day’s Premier League action, of course, came to a close at Anfield a short time ago.

This came as relegation-battling Leeds made the trip to Merseyside with hopes of inflicting yet further punishment on a Liverpool outfit downed in alarming fashion by Nottingham Forest last weekend.

And, when all was said and done, this is precisely what the evening’s visitors went on to do.

After Rodrigo Moreno’s opener inside five minutes was swiftly cancelled out by Mohamed Salah at the other end, proceedings appeared as though they were primed to peter out into a draw.

Step forth, Crysencio Summerville.

On the stroke of 90 minutes, gifted young wide-man Summerville slotted a deft finish beyond Alisson in the Liverpool goal, sparking chaotic celebrations amongst Leeds’ fans, players and coaching staff alike:

And this proved all she wrote when it came to the evening’s scoring at Anfield.

A whole host of altogether noteworthy statistics, in turn, have since come to the fore online, headlined by the historic unbeaten streak enjoyed by Liverpool defender Virgial van Dijk in home fixtures being brought to an end.

Check out the best of the post-match stats from Leeds’ historic triumph on Merseyside below:

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Conor Laird

Conor Laird

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