Liverpool play Norwich City at Anfield on Saturday as they look to keep the pressure on title rivals Manchester City.
Norwich find themselves in danger of relegation again and are desperate for points.
In the reverse fixture this season, Liverpool cruised to a comfortable 3-0 win with Firmino, Jota and Salah grabbing the goals.
This was Salah’s fifth consecutive season to score on the opening day of the season.
Liverpool also put three past Norwich in the Carabao Cup fixture earlier this season.
The Reds are currently unbeaten in 16 games against Norwich dating back to 1995.
Ahead of this weekend’s game, Merseysportlive’s Shane McColgan looks at the top five most memorable games between Liverpool and Norwich in recent years.
5. Liverpool 4-1 Norwich – 9th August 2019
This was the opener of the 2019/20 title winning season and Liverpool showed why they would later become champions.
The game was over by half time as Liverpool raced into a 4-0 lead through a Grant Hanley own goal and further goals from Mo Salah, Virgil Van Dijk and Divock Origi.
Salah’s goal ensured that he kept up his impressive stat of scoring in Liverpool’s opening game of the season for the third year running.
Teemu Pukki grabbed a second half consolation goal for the visitors.
Norwich later finished bottom of the table and were relegated back to the Championship.
4. Norwich 0-3 Liverpool – 28th April 2012
Nobody in red loved to visit Carrow Road more than Luis Suarez.
This was the Uruguayan’s first trip to Norwich, and he grabbed his first Liverpool hattrick in this game.
All three goals were fantastic finishes but a 45-yard lob over keeper John Ruddy was the pick of the bunch.
Suarez finished the season with 17 goals helping Liverpool to a League Cup final win and an FA Cup final appearance.
Despite the cup runs Liverpool had a disappointing season and finished 8th in the league. Norwich finished an impressive 12th after being promoted.
3. Norwich 2-5 Liverpool – 29th September 2012
Another trip to Carrow road, another Luis Suarez hattrick as he capitalised on poor defending all day and showed his prolific goal scoring ability.
Nuri Sahin scored his only league goal for Liverpool and a Leon Barnett own goal completed the scoring for Liverpool.
Steve Morison and Grant Holt grabbed goals for Norwich, but Liverpool never looked in trouble.
Liverpool had another disappointing season in Brendan Rodgers’ first year in charge as they exited the cups early on, exited the Europa League in the first knockout round and finished 7th in the league.
Norwich went one better than the season before and finished 11th.
2. Liverpool 5-1 Norwich – 4th December 2013
A stunning half volley from 30 yards set Liverpool and Luis Suarez on their way to another impressive win against Norwich.
Suarez had completed a 20 minute first half hattrick and then scored an unstoppable free kick in the second half.
Bradley Johnson grabbed a Norwich goal before Raheem Sterling got Liverpool’s 5th late on.
Norwich were relegated this season and a lapse in concentration from Liverpool saw them finish second to Manchester City.
Suarez scored an impressive 31 goals after missing the first five games of the season due to suspension.
1. Norwich 4-5 Liverpool – 23rd January 2016
The pick of the bunch from this list and Luis Suarez wasn’t even playing.
Roberto Firmino had given Liverpool an early lead but goals from Dieumerci Mbokani, Steven Naismith and Wes Hoolahan put Norwich in control.
Another from Firmino and further goals from Jordan Henderson and James Milner fired Liverpool into a 4-3 lead.
Sebastien Bassong netted to surely give Norwich a share of the points, but Adam Lallana stepped up and put Liverpool 5-4 up in the 95th minute.
Liverpool finished as runners up in the Europa League and Carabao Cup and showed positive signs in Jurgen Klopp’s first few months in charge
Norwich were once again relegated back to the Championship in a season that saw Leicester City providing the biggest shock in Premier League history by winning the league.
(Featured Image – Wikimedia Commons – Zweifüssler)
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