Liverpool entered Saturday’s Premier League matchup at Watford with a 22-point lead in the table and the title already well in hand, but with a chance to extend their incredible streak of 17 consecutive wins, and their 44-match unbeaten run in the Premier League, which stretches back to January 2019.
The Reds are on pace to obliterate Premier League records for points and wins in a single season – but only one other team in history, Arsenal’s 2003-04 “invincible” squad, has gone undefeated for an entire Premier League season.
Their opponents, meanwhile, are locked in a relegation battle at the bottom of the standings, with only five wins from their first 27 matches – which made the result at Vicarage Road all the more unbelievable.
Led by 22-year-old Ismaïla Sarr, who scored twice in the second half, Watford beat arguably the best team in the world by three goals. Watford struck first in the 54th minute, as Sarr took advantage of a long throw that was allowed to bounce into a dangerous area in Liverpool’s penalty area.
ISMAÏLA SARR 🔥
Watford lead over Liverpool! 🐝 pic.twitter.com/xqeU4r1rtN
— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) February 29, 2020
Just a few minutes later, Sarr outran two Liverpool defenders to a perfect through ball and fired a shot past Alisson.
TAKE A BOW ISMAÏLA SARR 🔥🔥🔥
WATFORD DOUBLE THEIR LEAD 🤯 pic.twitter.com/1a1M0FD67B
— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) February 29, 2020
In the 72nd minute, Watford sealed all three points as Sarr pounced on a poor backpass and set up Troy Deeney.
WATFORD SUPPORTERS TODAY IS YOUR DAY 🐝 pic.twitter.com/dweDd7LCQu
— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) February 29, 2020
Liverpool will soon be champions once again, but they won’t be Invincible.
Liverpool: “We’re going unbeaten this season”
Watford:
pic.twitter.com/mTSQeqJWTm— Bhavs (@bhavss14) February 29, 2020
When you are celebrating Liverpool's lose and then you remember that they are still on top of the Premier League table#WATLIV pic.twitter.com/oYpOnrPp2r
— sotrixbax (@sotrixbax) February 29, 2020
Arsenal fans having breakfast tomorrow morning knowing they’re still the Invincibles: pic.twitter.com/NDNUCW1Lpn
— ً (@chiefdouzi) February 29, 2020
I just asked Jürgen Klopp if he was upset that we’re not going to be Invincibles anymore. He said What do you think? I said I think you are.
— Boring James Milner (@BoringMilner) February 29, 2020
Watford saves the humanity!😂😂
📸 FB/ Trolling Football#WATLIV pic.twitter.com/WMrxYmcIga
— GoalsTV⚽️ (@goalstv3) February 29, 2020
Arsenal's unbeaten run was only ended by a United side that had the likes of van Nistelrooy, Scholes, CR7, Rooney. Liverpool crumbled against relegation threatened Watford while on the verge of greatness. You can't compare this Liverpool team to Arsenal's invincibles ever again. pic.twitter.com/YyTCbTVhUe
— RiZzy🔴 (@RiZzyUTD) February 29, 2020
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