Liverpool set Premier League record in Sheffield United win and overtake Arsenal

Liverpool set a Premier League record in their victory over bottom-placed Sheffield United and overtook Arsenal at the top of the table.

The title-chasing Reds were gifted a first-half lead after United goalkeeper Ivo Grbic hit Darwin Nunez with an attempted clearance and watched the ball rebound into the net.

Sheffield United equalised against the run of play after half-time through a Gustavo Hamer header which deflected off Conor Bradley and crept past Liverpool’s Caoimhin Kelleher.

But the hosts were not to be denied a 21st league win of the season and clinched the three points thanks to Alexis Mac Allister’s 20-yard screamer and Cody Gakpo’s late header.