Liverpool was not willing to get off the Premier League ship early and, like Arsenal, they wiped the slate clean after the European elimination and beat Fulham with great goals (1-3).
It was a great game for Jürgen Klopp’s team, who came to the event with serious doubts and the obligation to win after the Gunners, who are now equal in points at the top of the standings (74 , although with another game than Manchester City both.
Even knowing the difficulty of the rivalry, Liverpool had to rotate due to the breakdown of their squad, which also accumulated many injuries throughout the season. The most notable absence was Mohamed Salah, who was present on the bench, and Diego Jota played in his place, which was the main one.
The dominance of ‘red’ is constant. Gravenberch and Gakpo advanced next to the Portuguese and not only because of the goals, but because they carried the weight of the vertical attacks, which took away the destruction and responsibility from Luis Díaz.
Alexander-Arnold started by moving the marker with a work of art. The English full-back, a master of technique, scored a direct free kick in the same corner when Leno was helpless (32′). Despite the superiority of Klopp’s team, Fulham were able to equalize thanks to a shot from Castagne on a ball that was poorly cleared by the defense (45′).
With the Premier League at stake, Liverpool brought out their most dominant version and spent minutes in which they tied their rivals. If he fought at all it was because Leno was right, but he couldn’t stop everyone. The ‘red’ needed a shot from Gravenberch to hit the post before going in (53′) and, after much insistence, the third came with a well-defined counterattack by Diego Jota (73′) to add of three very important points.
match lineup
17
twenty-one
33
28
4
3
22
26
19
18
14
1
66
26
3
78
4
19
38
twenty
7
18
Craven Cottage
Alisson Becker1
46′
78′
Trent Alexander-Arnold66
31′
79′
Andy Robertson26
Wataru Endo3
38′
Jarell Quansah78
Virgil van Dijk4
84′
Harvey Elliott19
29′
70′
Ryan Gravenberg38
52′
73′
Diogo Jotatwenty
71′
73′
Luis Diaz7
73′
70′
Cody Gakpo18
85′
Replacements
Caoimhín Kelleher62
Joe Gomez2
79′
Ibrahima Konaté5
Kostas Tsimikastwenty-one
70′
Dominik Szoboszlai8
85′
70′
Alexis McAllister10
73′
Curtis Jones17
Darwin Nunez9
73′
84′
Mohamed SalahEleven
73′
coach
Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva
Jurgen Klopp
Source: La Verdad
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