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Joseph McBride

Liverpool's one-sided rivalry involving Jurgen Klopp's broken glasses and Luis Suarez

Liverpool welcome Norwich to Anfield on Saturday as they look to keep chase with Manchester City at the top of the Premier League, and history would suggest that three points are almost a guarantee.

The last time that Norwich won away at Liverpool was in 1994, and it was that long ago that 22 teams were in the Premier League during that time, with Swindon and Oldham facing the drop.

Since then, it's been one way traffic, and to make matter worse for the Canaries, Liverpool have already beaten them twice this season, both by a 3-0 scoreline.

Norwich have seen an improvement under Dean Smith, but it's a tough task for any team to stop Liverpool, especially when the fixture involves so many iconic moments in their favour over the years.

Here Mirror Sport takes a look at the one-sided rivalry that has seen Luis Suarez stand out, and left Jurgen Klopp searching for new glasses...

Heavily one-sided rivalry

Both Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah scored against Norwich earlier in the season (Marc Atkins/Getty Images)

Ever since Norwich grabbed a 1-0 win at Anfield back in 1994, the pair have met on 16 occasions, with Liverpool winning 14 of those clashes, with the other two ending in a 1-1 draw.

Although Norwich have dipped in and out of the Premier League, it is one of the most one-sided rivalries in recent history, and the Canaries can't seem to break the Liverpool curse.

Klopp has won every single game against Norwich since he became Liverpool boss, and 16 goals have been scored against the Canaries in the five matches that the German has been in charge for.

Although they are currently 6-0 down on aggregate for games against Liverpool this season, they did score at Anfield the last time they were in the Premier League, although Teemu Pukki's goal was a late consolation in a 4-1 defeat.

Klopp's match-up's against Norwich have been rather faultless so far, although his first match against them was a little too close for comfort.

Jurgen Klopp breaks glasses in chaos

Jurgen Klopp once broke his glasses celebrating Adam Lallana's 95th minute strike (Action Images via Reuters / Alex Morton)

Klopp was announced as Liverpool manager in October 2015 after a poor run of results led to the sacking of Brendan Rodgers, and his appointment is one that has revolutionised the club.

The German ended Liverpool's wait for the Premier League title, and even helped them to their sixth Champions League trophy after suffering heartbreak in the final the year before.

However, one of Klopp's most iconic moments was at the start of his Liverpool career, when Adam Lallana scored a last-minute winner to stun Norwich at Carrow Road and earn a famous 5-4 victory in 2016.

The match is seen as one of the greatest Premier League games of all time, and despite taking the lead early on, Liverpool found themselves 3-1 down in the second half.

Liverpool re-took the lead against the odds, only for Sebastien Bassong to score a last-gasp equaliser in added time, although Lallana somehow replied with a winning goal in what turned out to be the last kick of the game.

The goal sparked bedlam on the sidelines, as Klopp lived up to his reputation with his passionate antics, but the German had his glasses broken amid the chaos.

Klopp famously joked after the game, as he said: "I have a second pair of glasses, but I can't find them. It's hard to find glasses without glasses."

Luis Suarez haunts Norwich

Luis Suarez scored 12 goals in six matches against Norwich (CARL COURT/AFP via Getty Images)

If Luis Suarez is mentioned around Carrow Road it's likely that it will be met with an expression of fear, as the Uruguayan destroyed Norwich every time he played them in a Liverpool shirt.

Suarez became one of the best strikers in the world at Liverpool, and almost carried the Reds to their first ever Premier League title.

Although a prolific goal-scorer, most strikers will boast a particularly impressive record against a specific team for one reason or another, and Suarez' victims were certainly Norwich.

Suarez only played Norwich on six occasions, but the striker scored a stunning 12 goals against them during that time, including three hat-tricks.

On one occasion at Anfield, Suarez scored four goals in a 5-1 demolition, and the Uruguayan scored from more than 40 yards out both home and away against the Canaries.

Suarez may be gone, but now Norwich have the likes of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Diogo Jota to worry about, with Luis Diaz also in the mix following his January move.

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