Liverpool had to win ugly on Sunday afternoon.
The Reds faced Burnley who are bottom of the Premier League, but the fixture took place at a stormy Turf Moor and after 90 minutes, just one goal separated the two sides.
"This is a completely different game," said Jurgen Klopp. "Burnley is a special place, a real welcome to the Premier League. Everything here today was set-up for a banana skin."
Liverpool weren't at their free-flowing best during the contest, but they did manage to get over the line thanks to yet another goal scored from some form of set-piece.
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Fabinho's goal was his team's 14th from set-pieces in the Premier League this season, which places the Anfield side top of the division.
For context, the current league average is 6.9 goals from set-pieces, with Manchester United posting a total of just one.
Klopp's men tend to dominate proceedings more often than not, and they also place a heavy emphasis on building attacks using the wide areas of the pitch. As a result, Liverpool tend to gain more opportunities from corners than most of their opponents.
So far this season, the Reds have posted an average of 7.3 corners per match in England's top-flight, which is the second-most across Europe's top five leagues behind only Manchester City on around 8.2 per match.
Liverpool have plenty of dead-ball situations to maximise due to their assertive playing style and they can be difficult for opponents to defend, especially considering the expert deliveries of Trent Alexander-Arnold in particular.
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Against the Clarets over the weekend, the Scouse defender's cross was flicked on at the near post by Sadio Mane before Fabinho found the net from close to goal.
Last week, Liverpool's opening goal against Leicester City stemmed from a corner kick and before the winter break, the same can be said against the team's opener against Crystal Palace.
In fact, Liverpool's last four opening goals in the Premier League have been scored from corners, with the Reds able to profit from aerial targets such as Virgil van Dijk while also sweeping up second balls.
Klopp has a valuable weapon that seems to be drifting under the radar, but it is consistently allowing his players to gain an edge during matches.
