Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren believes manager Jurgen Klopp has found the missing pieces to the puzzle which have frustrated previous hopes of a title challenge. The vital piece which previous managers, Klopp included, had struggled to find is undoubtedly Virgil Van Dijk, with the Holland centre-back overseeing a 12th clean sheet of the season - the same number kept by Liverpool when the Reds last won the title in 1989-90 - in the 4-0 win over Newcastle.

Fine dimensions
But there are others elements which have made a difference, with summer arrivals Alisson Becker, Xherdan Shaqiri and Fabinho - the latter two both scorers against Newcastle with the Brazil international registering his first for the club - adding different dimensions in goal and midfield.