Klopp eliminated the leaders of the Liverpool squad. And it worked!
Grigory Telingater April 21, 2024, 21:15 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
We took care of Fulham even without Salah and Mac Allister. They also scored two super goals!
Liverpool not only surprised, but even surprised with their starting eleven. There was no place for key players: Mac Allister, Salah, Núñez, Szoboszlai. They all ended up on the bench. Apparently, because the Premier League has a midweek tour scheduled.
Fulham are one of the most unpredictable teams in the Premier League. A middle peasant who was guaranteed not to be relegated, but his chances of competing in Europe remain extremely slim. In recent months, the team has defeated Manchester United, Tottenham and Arsenal, but lost to Nottingham Forest, Bournemouth and Burnley. The typical Robin Hood who takes from the rich and gives to the poor.
With relatively even football in the first half, Liverpool managed to open the scoring. Elliott won a free kick and Trent Alexander-Arnold scored brilliantly into the top corner. The defender spent more than two months without playing in the Premier League due to injury. And now he’s back just in time (even though Bradley was good).
Alexander-Arnold’s free-kick goal
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It seemed that the teams would go into the break with the score 1:0 in favor of Liverpool, but in the 45th minute+2 Fulham equalized. In two seconds, first Muniz and then Castagne shot on goal. If Quansa blocked the first blow, no one would be able to deal with the second.
In the event of a tie, Salah, Núñez or Mac Allister would have been expected to come on after the break, but Klopp made no changes. And it turned out that he was right. In the second half, Gravenberch almost immediately put his team ahead. He shot from the goal of the area, the ball hit the post perfectly and from there he entered the goal. The midfielder’s first goal in the Premier League. It turned out that Leno missed twice from outside the box, but the shots turned out to be really great.
Gravenberch’s goal
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It is true that the Fulham goalkeeper also missed from the area. Zhota shot accurately from an acute angle. There were doubts about offside: the VAR checked for more than two minutes, but it still counted. And only when the score was 3:1 in favor of Liverpool, the team’s leaders appeared on the field: Salah, Núñez and Mac Allister. With them, the guests fairly calmly brought the match to victory, although Alison still had to help in the 89th minute.
Liverpool caught up with Arsenal in the standings, but the Londoners remained in first place thanks to a better goal difference. This is the first indicator in the Premier League when there is a tie. The loss leader is City, whose match against Tottenham was postponed until May 14 due to the FA Cup.
After Klopp’s departure, a powerful restart is expected at the Club:
After Klopp, Liverpool are no longer afraid. Who will lead the club now?
