A Liverpool ravaged by casualties, without a good figure Mohamed Salah When he was with the Egyptian team in the Africa Cup, he offered his most practical and effective image to beat Bournemouth in Andoni Iraola at the Vitality Stadium (0-4) and extend their lead in the Premier League to five points over their trio of chasers, Manchester City (with a game in hand), Arsenal and Aston Villa.
Without Salah, who also suffered a muscle injury in Egypt, Liverpool won thanks to the decisive power of Darwin Núñez and Diogo Jota, who won the doubles. The Portuguese also assisted the Portuguese to make it 0-1.
First part with no ‘punch’
All this happened in the second half because the first half was even. Liverpool had little control of the ball as the game progressed, although their play was tight and they had no clear arrivals. The same thing happened at Bournemouth, despite the quality of Ryan Christiein a match that went until half an hour without a ‘blow’ from either team.
Jurgen Klopp changed the position of its tips. Darwin Nüñez played in the middle, Luis Díaz went from right to left and Diogo Jota the other way around. And Liverpool almost needed four minutes after the restart to make the difference with a first-touch triangulation.
Núñez’s 100th goal
Curtis Jones controls a ball, touches Diogo Jota, he leaves alone Darwin Núñez, who defeated Neto on his way out (48′). This is the Uruguayan’s 100th goal as a professional: 24 with Liverpool, 4 with Peñarol, 16 with Almería, 48 with Benfica and 8 with his country’s national team.
Bournemouth pushed on in search of an equalizer but Virgil van Dijkmade no mistakes throughout the game, thwarted all their attempts and did not let them go Dominic Solanke author of 12 goals in the Premier League, had only one chance to beat his team between 2017 and 2019.
Diogo Jota double
The ‘reds’ showed maximum efficiency and made it 0-2 in their second time. Darwin Núñez fought the ball that fell to the incoming Cody Gakpo and was able to deliver the ball to a plate to Diogo Jota beat Neto by short post (70′).
With Liverpool in overwhelming mode, Jota himself once again took advantage of the Cherries’ defensive fragility and put the finishing touch in the 79th minute after receiving from the wing. Conor Bradley, Premier debutant at 20 years old. The Portuguese missed his first attempt but reacted quickly and scored the second (79′).
The cherry on top of the ‘cherries’
Already on discount, Darwin Núñez put the icing on the cake against the ‘cherries’ when he finished, launched himself on the grass, outside his right foot, a cross from Joe Gomez.
A 0-4 in which Liverpool gives a blow of authority in the Premier and shows that it is ready to win the title. Now he did not acknowledge the departure of Salah and remains unbeaten in eleven league games (8 wins and 3 draws) without Egyptian help.
match lineup
1
37
23
10
27
6
16
4
9
19
17
1
84
2
10
5
4
19
17
twenty
7
9
Vitality Stadium
Alisson Becker1
86′
Conor Bradley84
65′
82′
54′
Joe Gomez2
Alexis McAllister10
Ibrahima Konaté5
Virgil van Dijk4
Harvey Elliott19
63′
58′
82′
Curtis Jones17
82′
82′
Diogo Jotatwenty
69′
78′
93′
68′
Luis Diaz7
63′
54′
Darwin Nunez9
48′
92′
96′
Replacements
Adrian13
54′
Caoimhín Kelleher62
Owen Beck63
82′
68′
Jarell Quansah78
Ryan Gravenberg38
63′
54′
Bobby Clarke42
82′
James McConnell53
82′
Cody Gakpo18
63′
82′
Brother Gordon49
93′
coach
Andoni Iraola
Jurgen Klopp
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
