Liverpool, stripped of Sadio Mané shortly after half an hour of play, again won a game in the final minutes to beat Wolverhampton (2-1) on Thursday at the end of the 24th day of the Premier League. The Reds are 16 points ahead of Manchester City with 22 wins in 23 games and 67 points, while their evening hosts are ambushed in the race for Europe, and why not the Champions League, 7th, six lengths of Chelsea, 4th.
Mané, an outing as a precaution?
Well organized, with no real weaknesses, with beautiful individuals such as the winger Adama Traoré, and very good set kickers, Wolverhampton looked like the robot portrait of the team capable of bringing down the Reds. And they actually tied the game with Liverpool quickly deprived of Sadio Mané who asked to leave after just over half an hour of play (33rd) to be replaced by Takumi Minamino.
Unfortunately for the Wolves, Liverpool always finds a way to break through the toughest defenses. For the opening of the score, Jordan Henderson took advantage of a marking error in the half-individual defense, half-zone of the orange yellows, to prick at the far post and take a header from a corner from Trent Alexander-Arnold (0 -1, 8e).
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22nd victory in 23 matches this season 🔥
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It was the 22nd assists in the league since the start of last season - 5 more than any other player - in N.66, mind-boggling numbers for a right-back, and the goal was won by Roberto Firmino, after a great collective action, with a powerful strike in the skylight (1-2, 84th).
In my opinion Jurgen Klopp has been the best manager in world football since after Zidane's 3-peat. He had a average liverpool side and made them one of the best, maybe the best in europe again with a net spend less than Guardiola spent on just his fullbacks.
underappreciated
Wolverhampton may regret not having made the most of the highlight of its duo Adama Traoré-Raul Jimenez. The center of England club had managed to equalize on a long one-two between the two men, the Mexican throwing the Spaniard on the wing, which gave him a dive center, propelled by Jimenez of a head uncrossed out of reach of Alisson.
The Reds can however thank their Brazilian goalkeeper, present on a shot from Traoré (6th) and who remained well on his support facing the ball dived in a closed angle from Jimenez (68th) who could have tilted the match.
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