Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool strength has appeared once again in victory over Brighton away from home by 2-0 this Saturday, for the 29th round of the Premier League, with goals from Colombian Luis Díaz and Egyptian Mohamed Salah. The team follows on the heels of Manchester City, who visit Crystal Palace on Monday.
“It was a difficult game and I’m very happy with some moments. We were very strong and scored a great goal”, said coach Jurgen Klopp. “We had counter-attacks that we didn’t take advantage of, but that’s okay. I’m really not very critical of the boys. Consistency is the most important thing, but it’s also the most difficult thing,” he added.
With 66 points, the ‘Reds’ are one win (3 points) away from City, at a time when the two teams have the same number of games (28).
Against the ‘Seagulls’ (13th with 33 points), who were coming off four consecutive defeats, the ‘Reds’ forgot about the small inconsequential setback suffered on Tuesday against Inter Milan at Anfield (1-0) in the Champions League , a defeat that did not prevent them from reaching the quarterfinals.
Jurgen Klopp’s players authoritatively claimed an eighth consecutive Premier League victory, despite Graham Potter’s side creating a few scoring opportunities.
In the 19th minute, a deep pass from Joel Matip was used by Luis Díaz who deflected it with his head to the back of the net, anticipating the departure of the Spaniard Robert Sánchez. The goalkeeper hit the Colombian in the shot but VAR decided that the action was not worthy of a red card.
Another milestone moment for @MoSalah ✨
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— Liverpool FC (@LFC) March 12, 2022
It was Díaz’s second goal since joining the ‘Reds’ from Porto in January.
“He’s a very good player,” coach Jurgen Klopp said of Diaz after the match: “I don’t think we’ve seen his full shooting repertoire yet, and there’s room for improvement, but he’s a good player.”
In the second half, it was Mohamed Salah who increased the lead with a penalty committed by Yves Bissouma (61).
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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