Liverpool’s Premier League winning run was ended one short of Manchester City’s record of 18 as they drew 1-1 at Manchester United.
Jurgen Klopp’s dropped points for the first time since the derby draw at Everton on 3 March and here, the PA news agency looks back over their run.
The games
Liverpool 4 Burnley 2, March 10
Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane scored twice apiece to set the ball rolling.
Fulham 1 Liverpool 2 – 17 March
James Milner’s penalty won it after Mane’s opener was cancelled out by Ryan Babel.
Liverpool 2 Tottenham 1 – 31 March
It took a late Toby Alderweireld own goal to keep the Reds on track after Firmino and Lucas Moura traded goals.
Southampton 1 Liverpool 3 – 5 April
Naby Keita, Mohamed Salah and Jordan Henderson overhauled Shane Long’s early opener.
Liverpool 2 Chelsea 0 – 14 April
Mane and Salah kept the run going.
Cardiff 0 Liverpool 2 – 21 April
Georginio Wijnaldum opened the scoring and Milner’s spot kick made sure.
Liverpool 5 Huddersfield 0 – 24 April
Keita opened the scoring before Mane and Salah scored twice apiece in the most emphatic of the 17 wins.
Newcastle 2 Liverpool 3 – 4 May
The Magpies levelled twice after goals from Virgil Van Dijk and Salah, but Divock Origi popped up with a late winner to keep the title race alive.
Liverpool 2 Wolves 0 – 12 May
Liverpool did their bit thanks to Mane’s double but City’s win at Brighton meant it was to no avail.
Liverpool 4 Norwich 1 – 9 August
Liverpool began the new season exactly as they left off, building on Grant Hanley’s early own goal with strikes from Salah, Van Dijk and Origi.
Southampton 1 Liverpool 2 – 17 August
Mane and Firmino did the damage before Adrian’s error gifted Danny Ings a consolation.
Liverpool 3 Arsenal 1 – 24 August
Joel Matip’s header and Salah’s brace were enough despite Lucas Torreira’s late reply as Liverpool set a new club record.
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1️⃣2️⃣ consecutive @premierleague wins – a new club record! ? pic.twitter.com/7oJZYVsncf
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) August 24, 2019
Burnley 0 Liverpool 3 – 31 August
Trent Alexander-Arnold’s deflected strike was ruled a Chris Wood own goal, before Mane and Firmino made the game safe.
Liverpool 3 Newcastle 1 – 14 September
Liverpool fell behind early to Jetro Willems’ cracker but Mane’s brace and a third from Salah turned the game around.
Chelsea 1 Liverpool 2 – 22 September
Alexander-Arnold got his goal, added to by Firmino, but there were nervy moments as N’Golo Kante halved the lead and Cesar Azpilicueta was denied by VAR.
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— Liverpool FC (@LFC) September 22, 2019
Sheffield United 0 Liverpool 1 – 28 September
Wijnaldum’s shot squirmed through goalkeeper Dean Henderson’s grasp as Liverpool won ugly.
Liverpool 2 Leicester 1 – 5 October
Another tense game was settled by Milner’s stoppage-time penalty after James Maddison cancelled out Mane’s opener.
Manchester United 1 Liverpool 1 – 20 October
Marcus Rashford’s first-half goal proved enough to end the run despite Adam Lallana’s late equaliser.
The players
Four players were ever-present for Liverpool’s winning sequence, including three of the back four.
Van Dijk, Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson all started every game, with Joel Matip playing 13 games in the other centre-back spot but occasionally replaced by Dejan Lovren or Joe Gomez.
Salah was the other ever-present before missing the draw with United and, with nine goals, trailed only Mane with 13 as Liverpool’s leading scorer in that time.
Firmino scored six goals as the other member of the regular front three, with Origi also contributing.
Wijnaldum missed only one game in an otherwise much-changed midfield, with Henderson and Fabinho both regulars while Keita played a handful of games and Milner made only three starts but 11 appearances as a substitute.
With Adrian deputising in goal this season for the injured Alisson Becker, 21 players were used in total – with all bar Xherdan Shaqiri starting at least one game.
Eleven different Liverpool players scored in the run, in addition to three own goals from opposing players.