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Unbeaten Alisson tops Mascherano to make Liverpool history

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson has set a new club record, with a 16th Premier League game without defeat seeing him edge above Javier Mascherano on a list of faultless starts.

The Reds invested heavily in the Brazil international goalkeeper over the summer as they sought to address obvious weaknesses in that area.

A £65 million ($83m) transfer fee briefly made him the most expensive No. 1 in world football, with Jurgen Klopp prepared to speculate to accumulate.

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That has looked like money well spent through the opening months of the season.

Liverpool boast the best defensive record in the English top-flight, with only six goals conceded so far.