Michael
Jurgen Klopp made five changes to his starting eleven that humiliated Rangers 7-1 at Ibrox midweek in the UEFA Champions League group stage.
The Liverpool boss brought James Milner, Andrew Robertson, Thiago, Mohamed Salah and Diogo Jota into the side in place of; Ibrahima Konate, Kostas Tsimikas, Jordan Henderson, Fabio Carvalho and Darwin Nunez.
An outstanding goal by Mohamed Salah was the difference between both sides but performances across the pitch did not go unnoticed.
Salah ended Manchester City’s invincible streak in the league, as the Reds climbed to eighth place in the table. Salah on 121 goals for Liverpool, overtakes Steven Gerrard (120 goals) in a stunning 315 fewer appearances for the club.
A superb team effort and performance by the Reds. 3 players to highlight.
Alisson Becker is the best keeper in the world. Period. The Brazilian took control and kept everything calm throughout, commanding his area. Then the assist. Wow. Reminiscent of the goal against Manchester United, Alisson’s quick thinking, vision, and technique put Mohamed Salah through for the winner.
Man of the match from Gomez. Where has this Joe Gomez been? This is the Joe Gomez we saw before his big injury a couple of seasons ago. Coming up against arguably the best striker in the world at the moment, the English centre-back will be emptying his pockets tonight to find long blonde hair left inside. Sensational.
Diogo Jota’s work rate and ability to receive the ball was how Liverpool were able to build attacks. Every time a Man City player got near him, he either got past them or won a foul.
Should’ve got onto the scoresheet himself, missing two glorious headers. Luckily, they didn’t cost Liverpool the match. Suffered what looked to be a serious injury at the end.
The intensity of the encounter was epitomised by the sending-off for Jurgen Klopp after the Liverpool boss was upset at the referee for not blowing the whistle on what looked like a blatant foul from Bernardo Silva on Salah.
Liverpool held on and grabbed a monumental set of three points in the Premier League. The victory takes Jurgen Klopp’s side up to 8th in the table, with three wins from nine.
Up next for Liverpool is West Ham United at Anfield in the Premier League on Wednesday 19 October at 7.30pm.
