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Liverpool really did that. After an absurd run of losses in the middle of the year, and sitting in eighth place with ten games to go, the Reds went on to win eight, draw two a 99 point pace for more than a quarter of a season and finish third in the league, securing Champions League football for the fifth year running.
Among the many heroes who will receive acclaim for this feat Trent for his creativity, Fabinho for bringing stability, Thiago for running the midfield, Bobby and Sadio for finally finding their shooting boots, Nat and Rhys for somehow keeping their head above water in the Premier League Alisson Becker is probably the one people will remember most clearly, specifically for his injury time winner the first headed goal by a goalkeeper in the Premier League and the first ever goal by a Liverpool goalkeeper, period against Sad Sam Allardyce’s West Bromwich on May 16th.
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