Can LFC equal record?

Liverpool may have toiled for points at Anfield this season, but on the road the club now have records in their sights.

Victory at Fulham on Monday night would equal the club's best sequence of away victories - seven - and underline their status as credible contenders for the top four.

Results have been hard earned. West Bromwich Albion, Stoke and Everton all saw their traditionally forbidding home grounds conquered, while Chelsea have been stormed twice, in the Premier League and Carling Cup. Even Brighton, the least noteworthy scalp, were unbeaten at their new Amex Stadium home until Liverpool's visit in September.

Dalglish puts the anomaly between home and away results down to good fortune. "The players have gone about their work the same way away as they have at home, but we haven't got the result our performances have deserved at Anfield," said Daglish. "We are still a work in progress, but away from home, maybe we've had at times that little bit of luck."

But there is surely more to it than that. Under Dalglish, Liverpool are more positive in their approach on their travels, surprising opponents with their sense of ambition. "We're now a lot more on the front foot and less tactical," was how Jamie Carragher recently described the change.

It was never more apparent than when Liverpool won 5-2 on the banks of the Thames at Fulham last May, Dalglish still urging his full-backs to rampage forward when his side held a two-goal cushion.

Maxi Rodríguez, who struck a hat-trick that day, has regained favour in the past month. The Argentine scored in both wins against Chelsea and Dalglish has been fulsome in his praise for the midfielder's attitude. "I'm tempted to play Maxi in every game," said Dalglish. "He might be getting a bit towards my age now, but he he still knows how to finish."

Source: Daily Telegraph

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