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On Saturday, as Klopp's men continued to march towards the Premier League title, Liverpool faced Crystal Palace at Anfield. This game was Liverpool's first home game of 2019, after playing Manchester City, Wolves and Brighton all away from home since the turn of the year.
In what was a nerve-racking game for Liverpool fans, thanks to a brace from Mohamed Salah, the Reds beat a resolute Palace side 4-3. This was Hodgson's first defeat as an opposition manager at Anfield.
A pulse-raising game for everyone involved, but especially for Liverpool fans. With the scores being 3-2, flashbacks will of occurred to when Crystal Palace came back from 3-0 down to draw 3-3 to prevent Rodgers' Liverpool sealing the title.
However, this didn't affect Liverpool and they went onto extend their lead at the top to 7 points, with Man City having a game in hand.
#5 Hodgson's Palace perform well against the big sides
Hodgson's Palace side put in a solid performance against Liverpool, and will feel hard done by that they left the home of the league leaders empty-handed.
Resolute would be the word to describe Palace's performance. The three goals they scored in this game is the same amount that Liverpool had conceded all season at home before they played them.
This isn't the only time that they have scored 3 goals against at title challenger this season. they defied the odds against Manchester City and ran out 3-2 winners, with Andros Townsend scoring the pick of the goals.
Hodgson's men also ground out a 2-2 draw with Arsenal earlier in the season, showing that the former Liverpool boss is able to motivate his side for the big games.
Crystal Palace currently sit in 14th place, 3 points above the relegation zone. If Hodgson can motivate his players for the lesser games as well as he does for the big games, Palace should have enough to survive.
#4 Milner is versatile but may struggle at times
There are no doubts over Milner's ability to play in multiple positions, with the Leeds lad arguably being the most versatile player in the Premier League at present.
Liverpool's No.7 has shown his versatility in previous seasons after playing a full season at left back under Klopp in the 2016/17 helping the Reds to a 4th place finish.
Milner was deployed in at right back in this 7 goal thriller against Palace after Trent Alexander-Arnold was ruled out due to injury. This isn't a position the former England international is unfamiliar with as he has featured there on a few occasions throughout his long illustrious career.
The major problem that he had this time though was that he was up against Wilfred Zaha.
Milner showed his ability to play at full back after playing a major part in Salah's second goal, with a bouncing ball which caused problems for veteran Palace keeper Julian Speroni.
However, the 33-year-old also struggled with the pace and direct style of Zaha. He was penalized for 2 bad tackles on Zaha and was subsequently sent off for two yellow cards.
His versatility is immense, but Milner evidently struggled at times on Saturday.
#3 Liverpool look like they will win the Premier League
The saying "it's meant to be" looks as though it may ring true once again with Liverpool's title challenge. The Reds, despite not being at their magnificent best, seem to be grinding out results and gaining 3 points.
In the last couple of games, Liverpool have been far from their best but still have come out on top in what have been two closely contested games against Brighton and Crystal Palace.
These are the sort of performances that title winners produce. Whilst, it's impossible to be at your best every week; teams that win the title ensure that when they're not at their best they are still winning games and gaining the all-important 3 points.
Klopp's men are replicating exactly this by just making sure they guarantee themselves that all important 3 points, rather than trying to make sure they're blowing teams off the park every week.
If this can be maintained, Liverpool look as though they will be crowned champions when the season comes to an end in May.
#2 Henderson was excellent in the middle of the park
Despite the Reds not managing the game as well as they can, there was one man who controlled the midfield. And that man was their skipper, Jordan Henderson.
In a stellar performance, Henderson bossed the play and was a massive presence on the pitch in what was a game an adrenaline filled game for everyone that was involved.
The former Sunderland man produced some incredible numbers in the game against Palace, in which was one of his best performances for Liverpool thus far this season.
His passing was instrumental in starting attacks with him managing 114 in total. These passes were delivered with precision and class, with him managing a 94% pass accuracy rate.
He won the ball back at crucial times, winning the ball back 3 times for his team. The 28-year-old also managed a 75% tackle success, only misplacing one of his tackles.
1 ariel duel won and only loss of possession for the whole 90 minutes rounded off what was an excellent performance from Liverpool's captain.
#1 Salah has reached another milestone
Mo Salah's brace in this game against Palace were his 49th and 50th in the Premier League. The Egyptian scored 2 goals in his 13 games for Chelsea and has scored 48 league goals for Liverpool since he signed in the Summer of 2018.
Salah's 50th goal in the Premier League is a personal milestone in itself but is it the speed he has done it in that is an even bigger deal.
Salah's 50 goals have come in 72 games for Liverpool and Chelsea. This number of games to achieve this milestone in is the 4th quickest ever in the PL era. Only Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Alan Shearer and Andy Cole are the only players to reach this milestone in a quicker fashion. He shares 4th position with former Liverpool sharpshooter Fernando Torres who achieved the same milestone in identical fashion.
After the game against Palace, Salah responded after scoring his 50th Premier League goal in a post-match interview saying, "Great, great. I'm looking forward to getting the 50 with Liverpool but you know I also scored two goals with Chelsea, so I'm happy about that and I'm looking forward to the next games."
Salah also finds himself two goals clear as top goalscorer in the Premier League with 16 goals, as he looks to retain the golden boot he won, after his record-breaking season last year.
Another day and another milestone for the Egyptian King. The next few games could deliver another milestone as Salah heads towards 50 league goals for the Reds.
