Liverpool set sights on Premier League milestone against Burnley

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It has been a season of bold starts for Liverpool.

Arne Slot’s team head to Turf Moor today in third place in the Premier League table even though they are the only club with a 100% record.

Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur both jumped ahead on goal difference after their 3-0 wins on Saturday, which makes today’s game even more important.

A draw against Burnley would be enough to return to the top, but the players and fans know that three points are the real target.

The challenge is not as simple as it looks.

Burnley may have just returned to the Premier League, but they were incredibly hard to break down in the Championship.

Last season Scott Parker’s side let in only 16 goals in 46 matches.

The top flight is tougher and they have already conceded six in their opening three games, yet the Clarets remain a well-organised team.

Liverpool understand that nothing but a win will satisfy them today.

They also know that games like this can test focus and patience.

Now the bigger picture comes into view.

Liverpool are on the verge of a rare scoring feat.

Exactly one year ago, Liverpool last drew a blank in the Premier League, losing 1-0 to Nottingham Forest in Arne Slot’s second home game in charge.

That moment, painful at the time, sparked an emphatic response.

Liverpool bounced back strongly from that setback, powering to the league title and keeping their momentum ever since.

Scoring today would mean something special.

A goal at Turf Moor this afternoon would mark a full year of scoring in consecutive league games for Liverpool.

It would be their 38th Premier League match in a row with a goal, a streak the celebrated 2019/20 team narrowly missed.

That season, a surprise 3-0 loss at Watford on 29 February stopped them just three days short of a full year, after a 0-0 draw at Everton on 3 March 2019 had set the earlier marker.

There is still a bigger record out there.

They would still need to keep scoring for nearly another half-season to match the record of 55 games set by Arsenal from August 2001 to December 2002.

But for now Liverpool only care about Burnley, three points, and making this remarkable scoring run part of their own history.

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