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#2 Dominant performance
Liverpool are performing at levels arguably never seen before in the history of English football and while the Manchester City teams of the last two seasons might have something to say about that, the Mancunians indirectly played a role in catapulting the Merseysiders to the current levels they operate at.
The two clubs were engaged in a fierce battle for the league last season that saw them rack up an unbelievable 195 points between them, with Liverpool losing just one match across the entire season.
This term, Pep Guardiola's men have surprisingly floundered but the Reds have continued from where they stopped and are currently the only unbeaten club across the four divisions in England and in Europe's top five leagues.
This season, Liverpool rarely lose to any club (they became only the 5th side in history to go a year without defeat in the Premier League) and beyond their current status as world champions, a genuine case can be made to consider them as the best club in Europe right now.
Few if any club at the moment can match the Reds when they are on their A-game but the most impressive thing about the side is that despite their numerous injury setbacks, they always find a way to grind out results even while not playing at their best.
Against Sheffield, the home side controlled the game without really entering second gear and were dominant right from the whistle until the dying embers of the match when Chris Wilder's men fashioned a few scoring opportunities.
In total, Liverpool had 75% of the possession, made 970 passes (90% accuracy), compared to the 326 (74% accuracy) managed by their visitors, while they also fashioned 17 shots, hitting seven on target, compared to the three (two on target) of Sheffield and had eight corners to their opponent's four. The Reds were dominant in virtually every aspect of the game and they were good value for their victory.
