Manchester United: Comparing performance with and without Sir Alex Ferguson - Can they return to their former glory?
Manchester United, a major English and European club, has a rich history under legendary Scottish ma
08 December 2023
Many matches will be played in the Premier League over the weekend, this time around.Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool will face off Crystal Palace in an imperative match that shall be played at Selhurst Park on Saturday.
Currently, Liverpool is on the second place in the ranking of Premier League teams and it’s worth mentioning that they did great this season.They have just beaten Sheffield United 2-0 and their confidence is high as they approach this match. However, Crystal Palace is currently in position 14 at the table and it has not been playing well. They had a shocking loss of 2-0 against Bournemouth in their last game. This weekend’s match will see them making a comeback.
In the history books, Liverpool has won 35 out of 62 games it has played against Crystal Palace which has clinched only 14 in return.
In the recent past, Crystal Palace have not been able to overcome Liverpool as they have lost their twelve straight PL contests. This is also the longest consecutive game without a win against any team in the competition.
When it comes to Manchester United under Jurgen Klopp’s management, Liverpool has not lost even one away game to Crystal Palace in the Premier League. Crystal palace have lost seven of their last eight away matches to them.
Nevertheless, Liverpool has managed to win only four games out of the last 15 matches they have played away from home against teams from London in the Premier League. Additionally, they also suffered a defeat in their last away match against Tottenham Hotspur.
Crystal Palace’s performances have not been impressive as they have only managed to get a single Premier League victory since October last year, making Crystal Palace the team with the least victories in this period.
Liverpool has been performing very well and challenging for top places in the table as they approach Matchday 16. The team has scored in the past 32 games in all competitions, the second longest such streak since April 202 1 – December 2021, when it was 34 games running.
However, Liverpool's performance in Premier League away games that kick off at 12: The evening at 6:30 pm every Saturday has never been stellar. In the last seven (D3 L3) of games that they won just a single game since the beginning of the previous season. The only win they had was against Wolves in September, where they trailed behind the game before making the winning strike of 3-1.
Interestingly, Liverpool's lowest points-per-game average under Jurgen Klopp in the Premier League comes in the 12: The team placed third in 30 pm time slot standing at 1.76 (played 38 games with 18 wins, 13 draws and 7 losses).
Given that Jurgen Klopp will want to improve this record, it is important to note that Crystal Palace has scored in only four of their home Premier League games this season, going goalless against Bournemouth, Nottingham Forest, Fulham, and Arsenal.
However, since the start of October, Crystal Palace’s performance hasn’t been satisfactory. In these five matches, they have won only once (W1 D2 L5) in the Premier League while no team has scored fewer goals in the league than Crystal Palace (seven). With each loss, the pressure on manager Roy Hodgson increases.
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