If there is to be one criticism of a Liverpool season that has them heading into the first weekend of April as Premier League leaders, it's the absence of a statement result to date.
Throughout the top flight history, the champions are usually able to point towards at least one or two particularly seismic days that made all the difference in their pursuit of glory.
Ironically, Liverpool might not be able to lay such a claim in recent times given their 30-year wait for a domestic title in 2020 was achieved by a near faultless campaign that saw them win it by as many as 18 points, but victories at home to Manchester City and away at Leicester were particularly important back in 2019.
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More generally, the momentum needed to go and secure the biggest prizes in the game is often gathered from major triumphs at vital junctures. Manchester City's dismantling of title rivals Arsenal 12 months ago went a long way towards their crowning, for example, while Pep Guardiola's 2-1 success over Jurgen Klopp in January of 2019 at the Etihad was his biggest result of a campaign that saw them win out by a single point.
Further back, Chelsea's 2-1 win at Manchester United in April of 2010 was the standout result for that season's champions, while Arsenal's victories at Old Trafford in both 1998 and 2002 are looked at in even more revered terms for their historical significance.
Which brings us neatly on to Liverpool's current quest for glory and their impending visit to United on Sunday afternoon. Klopp's men find themselves just eight games from a 20th
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