Stats and chalkboards: Analyse the win over Sunderland
A different kind of game unfolded at Anfield on Saturday as Liverpool were made to fight until the final whistle to secure a 2-0 victory against Sunderland.
The Reds have regularly swept opponents aside on home soil this season, but the defensive efforts of the Black Cats kept Jürgen Klopp’s team out until the 75th minute.
Divock Origi ended the visitors’ resistance with a curler and the result was sealed in stoppage-time when James Milner converted a penalty.
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