19 goals in five games: How the Reds thrive in orange

The New Balance strip was unveiled and launched during the club’s pre-season trip to Hong Kong last summer but had to wait until October for its first outing in a competitive match.

It was quite a start when it came, though.

Liverpool inflicted a memorable 7-0 defeat on NK Maribor in the Champions League group stages – their biggest ever win in an away fixture in European competition.

The next appearance for the ‘bold citrus’ uniform was the Premier League meeting with West Ham United the following month and once more the goals flowed for Klopp’s charges.

Four, to be exact. Mohamed Salah and co were a blur of colour as they sprung a blistering counter-attack for the opener, and further goals…