Leeds United could have hardly picked a tougher task for their return to the Premier League.
The Whites discovered on Thursday that they will kick off the 2020/21 season at Anfield to take on Premier League champions, Liverpool.
Jurgen Klopp's side romped to the title last season with 99 points in the bag and finished the season unbeaten at Anfield.
With an 18-point gap between the Reds and previous champions Manchester City, Liverpool will be the team to beat next season.
That's exactly what Marcelo Bielsa's side will aim to do on the opening day, in their first Premier League campaign since 2003/04.
Whilst some fans may fear a torrid return to top-flight football, the statistics suggest Leeds can head to Merseyside with plenty of confidence.
According to Opta, the West Yorkshire club have played more Premier League matches on matchday one without losing than any other team in the competition’s history (P12 W5 D7).
The last time the Reds played Leeds was in the League Cup fifth round in 2016 when Divock Origi and Ben Woodburn both scored to seal a 2-0 home victory for Liverpool.
The two sides last met at Anfield in the top flight back in October 2003 when Gerard Houllier's then side ran out 3-1 winners with goals from Michael Owen, Danny Murphy and Florent Sinama-Pongolle.
Ironically, the last time Liverpool were defending league champions and played the promoted winners of the second tier, it was also against Leeds on January 1, 1991.
