Liverpool are top of the Premier League – although only on a temporary basis – after Jürgen Klopp’s Reds came away from Tyneside with all three points in a narrow 1-0 win at St. James’ Park against an in-form Newcastle in the lunchtime kickoff.
Malian international Naby Keïta bagged the only goal of the match in the northeast of England, after Diogo Jota turned provider in the 19th-minute, proving enough to help Liverpool leapfrog league rivals Manchester City in a dominant display that should have ended in a wider margin.
It was no more than Liverpool deserved on the day, and the same can be said for the fact that they traveled back to Merseyside sitting top of the table amid a 15-match unbeaten run, besting their 10-match run from the beginning of the 2021-22 league campaign. In the process, the Reds secured their forty-second win of the season in all competitions, which now stands as a new club record.
With time left to increase their tally and hopefully beat-out City to the league title in the process, what could be a fairytale season for Jürgen Klopp and company continues to roll on.
