The media and online forums these days are obsessed with stats and records, most of which mean absolutely fuck all to match going fans. Some geeks might want to know how far a player has run in a game, how many blades of grass were destroyed in a game, how much paint was chipped off the post by a Sergio shot, whoopie dooo!
Winning runs look good but if a team wins it's first 25 games, which IS magnificent and gets 75 points, then falls to bits in the last 13 games and wins nothing, do you think their fans would be happy with that?
Liverpool have to win their first 19 games THIS season, then they have beaten our record. I believe they are capable of it just as we are capable of winning another 18 in a row from here. Capable but unlikely.