Ruthless Liverpool Extend Lead At The Summit
A Mohamed Salah brace and a goal each from Alex Oxlade Chamberlain & Jordan Henderson saw Liverpool beat a very game Southampton 4-0, and open a 22 point lead at the summit of the Premier League.
Going in 0-0 at the interval against Ralph Hasenhüttl’s well drilled and high pressing visitors, an imperious second half showing — furnished with four goals and many more chances — saw the Reds claim a deserved three points.
A subdued opening 20 minutes — …
West Ham United 0-2 Liverpool: Who Was Man of the Match?
Liverpool move 19 points clear at the top of the Premier League after a comfortable 2-0 win in their game in hand away to West Ham. Despite some stubborn defending for the first half-an-hour from the Hammers, it ended up being a very simple task for the Reds to take all 3 points.
In goal, Alisson had to make a couple of smart saves. Firstly, from Robert Snodgrass after Gini Wijnaldum had given the ball away in our defensive third. …
Controlled Liverpool Lift 19 Points Clear
Liverpool’s march to the Premier League title continued apace after their 2-0 win over West Ham at the London Stadium.
Goals from Mohamed Salah and Alex Oxlade Chamberlain crowned a performance of controlled precision from the Reds, who seldom had to leave second gear against the beleaguered home side.
The victory for Jurgen Klopp's team sees them 19 points ahead of Manchester City, having accumulated 70 points in January.
Liverpool looked to go for the jugular from the get go …
A Team of Rocks Polished Into Diamonds
Ask anyone who the most transformative presence at Liverpool football club has been over the last decade, and the answer will be unanimous.
Jurgen Norbert Klopp.
However, while it’s practically indisputable to say that the German has done the best job of any recent Premier League manager, it’s often understated exactly how he got there. Liverpool being the best football team in Europe at the moment has become normalised, in a way that no reasonable Liverpool fan could’ve expected.
Everything …
Wolves 1-2 Liverpool: Key stats as Reds refuse to relent
And so the march continues. There were spells in this frantic contest where Liverpool's unbeaten run looked in real peril, but at the ground where their title 'rivals' Manchester City so spectacularly collapsed, they held firm before snatching victory.
It's unlikely that the Premier League has ever seen a side with this capacity to grind out results. In that respect, they are the envy of the footballing, if not the entire sporting, world.
The headliners
Liverpool have simply forgotten what …
Wolves 1-2 Liverpool: Who Was Man of the Match?
Those dastardly Reds have done it again; the pesky mentality monsters have stolen 3 points at Molineux after a very below-par performance. Roberto Firmino’s late winner puts Liverpool a remarkable 16 points clear at the top of the Premier League with a game in hand.
In the net, Alisson could do nothing about the goal. It was an excellent header into the far corner from Raul Jimenez after a good delivery from Adama. Aside from that, our gloved Brazilian dealt …
Wolves 1-2 Liverpool - Player Ratings as Bobby saves yet another away day
And, breathe. Liverpool won 2-1 again. Frankly, it was better when the Reds were keeping clean sheets. But, in the end, the mentality monsters prevailed. Roberto Firmino scored a late winner with a lovely finish past Rui Patricio to give the Reds the win, after Raul Jimenez cancelled out Jordan Henderson's opener.
Here's how each player fared.
Alisson Becker - 9/10
A couple of massive saves from Traore and Jimenez to keep it at 1-1, right after Wolves had equalised. …
Relentless Liverpool Tame Wolves Late On
Liverpool kept their Premier League winning streak alive with a hard fought 2-1 victory away to Wolves.
Goals in either half from Jordan Henderson and Roberto Firmino -- either side of a Raul Jimenez headed equaliser -- sufficed for the Reds in what is likely to be one of their most difficult games for the remainder of the league campaign.
The European Champions conceded their first goal in over a month, but the nature of the win -- where they …
Liverpool 2-0 Manchester United: Who Was Man of the Match?
Liverpool move 16 points clear at the top of the Premier League with a game in hand after a 2-0 victory over Manchester United at Anfield. The match should have been wrapped up long before it was, leading to a nervous final 10 or 15 minutes. The Reds held on, though, and the 3 points were sealed in second half injury time by Mo Salah.
Alisson had very little to do, but the few shots that did come his way …
Lustrous Liverpool Maintain Winning Run
Liverpool opened up a 16 point lead at the top of the Premier League table with victory a 2-0 victory over their eternal rivals, Manchester United, at Anfield.
Goals in either half from Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah gave the Reds a deserved victory in a performance of almost ceaseless dominance, with the final scoreline flattering the beleaguered visitors.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team were the only team to have taken any points off the table toppers in what has …