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Date published: Monday 8th February 2021 10:11 - Jonny Whitfield Gary Neville says that a “perfect storm” featuring a host of injuries and a noticeable drop-off in intensity has swept Liverpool’s title defence off course. Having sat top of the Premier League on Christmas Day, the Reds have only won two of their last nine games. As such, they have slipped to fourth with Manchester City now looking the firm favourites to reclaim their crown. Indeed, City’s 4-1 win over Liverpool put them 10 points clear of the champions with a game in hand. Jurgen Klopp has faced significant adversity this season; all three senior centre-backs are long-term injury absentees while the lack of fans has affected their intensity at Anfield. ....
How instinct brought Takumi Minamino his first Premier League goal Chris Shaw Instinctive decision-making brought Takumi Minamino a first Premier League goal he felt was overdue last weekend. The Japan international opened his account in the English top flight for Liverpool – exactly a year after his signing from Red Bull Salzburg was announced – when he began the 7-0 rout of Crystal Palace. Only 125 seconds had elapsed at Selhurst Park when Minamino’s deft touch inside the box from Sadio Mane’s lay-up created an angle to swipe a low drive back across the goalkeeper. His subsequent celebration showed the delight and relief at ending that wait to net in the Premier League – and now the No.18 wants to use the breakthrough as a catalyst to score more regularly. ....
Gary Lineker asks Liverpool question of Jose Mourinho, Man United and Premier League title rivals Liverpool are leading the way in the Premier League table with Tottenham losing this weekend and Man City still a few points behind The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now No matches, but plenty going on - get our LFC newsletter for all the latest news and analysisInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up now When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. ....
5dTom Hamilton Liverpool s ruthless 7-0 win at Palace comes after Klopp s side drown out distractions, brush off setbacks • Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Liverpool ensured they remain top of the Premier League on Christmas Day for the third year running with their most ruthless performance of the season as they beat Crystal Palace7-0 at Selhurst Park their biggest-ever away win in the top flight. In so many ways, being top of the holiday table this year is an even bigger feat than the previous two seasons. Jurgen Klopp s side have kept their heads in a season in which so much has been thrown at them. Their outstanding win at Selhurst Park against an ever-improving Crystal Palace side was tied up by half-time thanks to three wonderfully worked goals, and in the second half they were just magnificent. The goals were fit for a season-long highlights reel. ....
Stats: Another Alexander-Arnold landmark beckons Sam Williams Trent Alexander-Arnold is in line to make his 150th appearance for Liverpool on Saturday afternoon. The 22-year-old Scouser will achieve yet another career milestone should he feature against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Of Alexander-Arnold s first 149 games for his boyhood club, 109 ended in victory. For more pre-match facts and figures from LFC statistician Ged Rea, read on. The Reds have won their last six top-flight meetings with Palace In the Premier League era, Liverpool have won 14 of their 22 clashes with the Eagles and have lost only twice in 11 visits to Selhurst Park Seventy-nine goals have been scored in the 22 Premier League fixtures between the clubs, at an average of 3.6 per game ....