Late Goal Lifts Liverpool at Selhurst Park
Goals from Sadio Mané and Roberto Firmino saw Liverpool maintain their 8 point lead at the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 win away to Crystal Palace.
In a performance of professionalism rather than poetry, Firmin0 -- after Mané had given the lead and Christian Benteke equalised -- gave the table toppers yet another late win with a goal scored with just 8 minutes remaining.
With Mohamed Salah on the bench and Alex Oxlade Chamberlain starting in …
Crystal Palace 1-2 Liverpool - Player Ratings as Reds eke out yet another late win
Liverpool kept their lead at the top of the Premier League intact, with a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Sadio Mane opened the scoring for the Reds, only to be pegged back late by Wilfried Zaha. But the response from Jurgen Klopp's men was immediate with a Trent Alexander-Arnold corner causing pandemonium in the Palace box, for Roberto Firmino to tap in.
Here's how each player fared.
Alisson Becker - 6/10
No real big saves to make, …
Observations from Liverpool's 2-1 win against Crystal Palace
At what has been akin to a graveyard for Liverpool recently, the Reds managed to recover from being a goal and a man down to win the game with virtually the last kick, with Christian Benteke calmly slotted a penalty away in the dying embers of the game as Crystal Palace continued their horrific run. It was also the first time in Premier League history that Liverpool have come from behind when down to ten men to win a game!
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Crystal Palace 1 Liverpool 2: Player Ratings
For a change, it was Liverpool who inflicted heartbreak on Crystal Palace as a soft penalty in extra-time meant Liverpool came away with three points at Selhurst Park, after what seems like aeons. Surprisingly, Liverpool seemed more spirited once they were down to ten men and were duly rewarded with some long awaited luck.
This is how the Reds fared tonight:
Simon Mignolet (6.5) - Mignolet had a solid first-half, swiftly coming off his line to deny Bolasie a clear …