Author: Soccerhuz
Jurgen Klopp provided a sarcastic response to a question about Liverpool’s Premier League title chances, but admitted his side are within “punching distance” after a 2-0 win at Burnley on Boxing Night. Goals at either end of the game from Darwin Nunez and a returning Diogo Jota were enough to send the Reds to the summit of the table as they leapfrogged Arsenal ahead of their visit from West Ham United on Thursday. Klopp, though, was in no mood to entertain genuine discussions around his team’s hopes at the halfway point of the campaign but was unable to hide his pleasure at…
Virgil van Dijk dismissed claims Liverpool were fortunate to beat Burnley 2-0 and leapfrog Arsenal at the top of the Premier League – instead heaping praise on how the Reds have negotiated a tricky festive period. Goals from Darwin Nunez and the returning Diogo Jota in either half sealed a first Premier League victory in three games for Liverpool after recent draws against Arsenal and Manchester United at Anfield. However, Jurgen Klopp’s side were made to work for their victory at Turf Moor as Cody Gakpo and Harvey Elliott saw efforts chalked off by referee Paul Tierney for varying reasons against a…
Liverpool moved to the top of the Premier League table with a 2-0 win away at Burnley, but were denied a further two goals after the intervention of VAR. The second of those disallowed goals – coming when Elliott thought he had doubled his side’s advantage in the second half – saw Mohamed Salah deemed to be offside having been pushed into that position by Burnley defender Jordan Beyer. Speaking after the game, the manager questioned the methods used by officials to reach their conclusions with decisions, arguing that only people who “never played football” would make such calls based on the evidence. “Only…
Endo made his seventh successive start for the Reds at Turf Moor and he had the fourth-most touches of any player (92), won four of his six aerial duels and created two chances. The 30-year-old has stepped up in the absence of Alexis Mac Allister and has thrived, growing in confidence and showing why Liverpool sought him out in the summer. It was not lost on Klopp that Endo has now found his feet in the side, and the timing is not ideal as he will leave for the Asian Cup after the visit of Newcastle. “I loved his game, I have to say. It’s…
Vincent Kompany believes Liverpool are approaching the same levels of their title-winning pomp under Jurgen Klopp after they defeated his Burnley side. Goals at either end of the game from Darwin Nunez and substitute Diogo Jota earned the Reds a 2-0 win at Turf Moor on Tuesday evening. The victory was sufficient to move Liverpool back to the Premier League summit, with Arsenal not in action until they entertain West Ham United on Thursday night. As a player, Kompany was part of the Manchester City side that tussled with the Reds for several years in memorable title battles. And asked…
Jota and Nunez time it right Their waits for a goal have been for differing reason. But Jurgen Klopp was right to regard Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota as the “perfect” scorers for Liverpool here. Nunez was never going to end his goal drought with a scruffy, scuffed effort. And, true to form, a first goal after 12 blank outings was a cracker. Having been dumped to the turf when making a pass to Cody Gakpo on the left, the Uruguayan was able to get back to his feet and trot to the edge of the area before firing a…
Darwin Nunez and Wataru Endo are forced to walk a disciplinary tightrope in Liverpool’s final game of 2023. The Reds face Burnley at Turf Moor on Boxing Day where they have the chance to move to the summit of the Premier League table. Arsenal, who shared a 1-1 draw against Jurgen Klopp’s side last time out, are not in action until 28 December. But Endo and Nunez will have to be wary they are on four bookings apiece. Any player that is given five yellow cards in the opening 19 Premier League matches of the season must serve a one-match…
It took Diogo Jota just six minutes to offer a reminder of what Liverpool have missed in the last month. Jurgen Klopp has tried different combinations during the eight games Jota was out with a hamstring injury, then his forward returned at Turf Moor to continue a remarkable goalscoring record this season. Klopp described the two goalscorers as the “perfect” players to find the net and send Liverpool to the top of the Premier League. Darwin Núñez opened the scoring after drawing a blank for 12 games, then Jota came off the bench ahead of schedule in his recovery and…
The first decision was in the first half, immediately after Nunez’s opener. Gakpo had the ball in the back of the net but referee Paul Tierney blew the whistle for what he claimed was a foul by Nunez inside the box. The VAR had a look at it and despite video evidence showing there was no contact from Nunez, it did not overturn the decision and the goal was not given. The second decision came 10 minutes into the second half. Harvey Elliott scored first time from a Ryan Gravenberch cross from the right. But the VAR referee Simon Hooper asked…
Burnley manager Vincent Kompany claimed that his side was a ‘danger’ to Liverpool during his 2-0 defeat in the Premier League on Tuesday. But the Clarets were only let off by poor finishing and decision-making from the Reds in the final third. “We were a little too open in the first half,” the Burnley boss told Amazon Prime Video after the final whistle. “We were still dangerous in transition opportunities but we just didn’t find the final ball or make the right decision. “At times, we were in numbers counter-attacking. The difference is how they scored the goal, we weren’t able to…