Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says he "never thought it was possible" for his side to equal Manchester City's record of 18 consecutive Premier League wins.

The league leaders joined City in an English top-flight record with a 3-2 victory over West Ham on Monday.

City won 18 straight games between August and December 2017.

"It's so special. The numbers are incredible, so difficult. I said we wanted to write our own stories, create our own history," said Klopp.

"Obviously, the boys took that really seriously and that is all cool but just not too important at the moment.

"We are just in the situation and want to recover and prepare for the next game."

The last time Liverpool dropped points in the league was in a 1-1 draw with Manchester United on 20 October 2019.

Victory over West Ham at Anfield, where keeper Lukasz Fabianski suffered a nightmare, took Liverpool to within four wins of their first league title in 30 years.

Liverpool took an early lead when Fabianski failed to deal with a routine Georginio Wijnaldum header but David Moyes' side replied through Issa Diop's header and then substitute Pablo Fornals swept West Ham into the lead nine minutes after the break.

But Fabianski inexplicably allowed Mohamed Salah's shot to squirm through his legs in the 68th minute and Sadio Mane turned in Trent Alexander-Arnold's lob with nine minutes left to complete the comeback.

It means Liverpool are 22 points clear of defending champions City at the top of the table.

"I couldn't have wished for a better position to go into these last 11 games," Klopp added. "I never thought it was possible but each one of [the victories are] really difficult."

What other records have Liverpool got this season?

- Liverpool have won their past 21 home Premier League games, equalling the English top-flight record for consecutive home wins, set by the Reds themselves between January and December 1972 under Bill Shankly.

- Klopp's side can amass 112 points this season - no title-winning team has achieved that in England.

- This is now Liverpool's longest unbeaten run, beating the 37 that concluded in 1894.

- Liverpool's last defeat in the league came at Etihad Stadium against Manchester City on 3 January, 2019. They've only dropped 10 points in total since then.

- The last time Liverpool failed to score was in the 0-0 draw at Merseyside rivals Everton on 3 March, 2019.

- The earliest Premier League title win was achieved by Manchester United when they claimed victory in 2000-01 on 14 April. If the Reds keep winning, they could win the title in March.

- Liverpool have the best-ever tally at this stage of the season by a side in any of Europe's 'big five' leagues - England, France, Italy, Germany and Spain.

Source: bbc.com