Liverpool winning run continues as they beat West Ham 2-0 away from home, widen the gap to 19 points over second-placed Man City in the Premier League, despite losing key player Sadio Mane to injury.<\/p>\n
The Reds took the lead in the 35th minute through a Mohamed Salah penalty spot after Divock Origi was brought down from behind.<\/p>\n
Oxlade-Chamberlain finished off the game through counter attack in the 52 minutes.<\/p>\n
It wasn’t just about the point gap, Liverpool have won their 23rd out of 24 games and stretching the unbeaten league run to 40 games.<\/p>\n
They even beat the 22-unbeaten run set by Man United treble team in 1998-1999.<\/p>\n
However, Jurgen Klopp remain cautious over complacency.<\/p>\n
“I’m only happy about the three points,” he said. “Tonight was a normal performance. I have no idea [if anyone will catch us]. The first target is to get the maximum points – there are still a lot of games.<\/p>\n
“Yes we have 70 points, an incredible number, but so many things can happen. I’m not too much concerned about records.<\/p>\n
“We had a record at [Borussia] Dortmund and Bayern [Munich] beat it the next season. We don’t feel as though anything is done, I promise you. We take a deep breath and then Saturday it’s Southampton.”<\/p>\n
Even David Moyes praised Liverpool, despite winless in four matches at the moment.<\/p>\n
“They’re as good as there’s been around,” Moyes said. “It’s very difficult when you’ve been manager of Everton and Manchester United to say that but Liverpool are an excellent side.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"