FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - October 4, 2020 Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min scores their second goal Pool via REUTERS/Oli Scarff
LONDON (Reuters) - When Liverpool began the defence of their Premier League crown with a 4-3 win over promoted Leeds United last month it opened the floodgates for an unprecedented deluge of goals in the opening weeks of the season.
In 38 fixtures the net has bulged 144 times at an average of 3.79 per game, the most prolific opening four weeks of a top-flight season for 60 years.
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