LONDON, Dec 13 — Liverpool will seek sign off their pre-Christmas Premier League duties in style against their whipping boys Watford this weekend while Leicester attempt to stay in touch before a summit meeting later this month. Jurgen Klopp’s men are eight points clear of their nearest...
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah scores during the Uefa Champions League Group E match with RB Salzburg in Salzburg December 10, 2019. — AFP pic
Watford, with new manager Nigel Pearson at the helm, will not be relishing the trip to Anfield, where they have lost 6-1, 5-0 and 5-0 on their past three visits. In an ordinary season, Brendan Rodgers’ side might be top of the league but they are doggedly pursuing a Liverpool team who have won 15 of their 16 games.
The club’s Fifa-imposed transfer ban following violations in the recruitment of minors, was reduced on appeal by the Court of Arbitration for Sport last week. Until Chelsea’s recent blip, his team, spearheaded by the impressive Tammy Abraham, had won six Premier League games in succession. The defending champions, who are 14 points adrift of Liverpool, had 23 shots against United but looked alarmingly open whenever the visitors charged forward.
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