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rehe English soccer champion Liverpool FC rose to second place in the Premier League thanks to a home win against Leicester City. Coach Jürgen Klopp’s team won 3-0 (2-0) against the Foxes on Sunday night and tied on points with leader Tottenham Hotspur, who have better goal difference. With the 64th consecutive home game without a loss, Liverpool also set a new club record.
An own goal by Jonny Evans of Leicester (21st minute), a goal by Diogo Jota (41st) and a goal by former Hoffenheim player Roberto Firmino (86th) gave the superior hosts their fourth victory in their fourth match in home on matchday nine of the season. In all four games at Anfield, the Portuguese faced Jota, who had moved from Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Reds in the summer.
Even without striker Mohamed Salah, missing after a positive Corona test, the champions could have further beaten former Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers’ team, but Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel avoided more goals with some parades. Also, Firmino only hit the post after an hour. In the 77th minute, the Brazilian hit the inside post, and when Sadio Mané shot it, the ball did not completely pass the goal line, a millimeter decision, as the video showed.
But Liverpool did not leave the game without worries. Former Naby Keita had to be replaced due to injury. The midfielder was holding his thigh. Another failure would hit Klopp hard, because he has to do without multiple players. Among other things, Virgil van Dijk has long been missing due to a torn cruciate ligament. Teammates Joe Gomez and Trent Alexander-Arnold are missing. Mohamed Salah has a positive corona test. Additionally, Captain Jordan Henderson was injured with the national team.
National player Timo Werner, meanwhile, shone in Chelsea FC’s 2-0 (1-0) triumph at Newcastle United this time not as a scorer, but as a disinterested coach. In the 65th minute, former Leipzig and Stuttgart sprinted 50 meters and put scorer Tammy Abraham on the final scoreboard. When Chelsea won, Antonio Rüdiger made his season debut with the Blues in central defense and played well. “I am satisfied with how the situation has developed for me in recent weeks,” Ruediger, 27, told SID. He sees himself again as “an integral part of the team.” Kai Havertz, meanwhile, was absent at Newcastle: the German national player was ill with Corona.
Team manager José Mourinho celebrated a 2-0 (1-0) victory for Tottenham Hotspur against rival Pep Guardiola (Manchester City). The Catalan’s congratulations for “The Special One” after the final whistle was more than icy. Heung Min Son (5th) and seconds before substitute Giovani Lo Celso (65th) scored the Spurs goals. “The players gave it their all and followed exactly the prescribed strategy”, summarized Mourinho, “they were incredible.”
Guardiola, who had announced the extension of his contract with the Citizens until mid-2023 just a few days earlier, said: “We had more opportunities than they did. But Mourinho’s teams play like this, you make a mistake and they punish you for it ”. National player Ilkay Gündogan sat on the bench for 90 minutes at City. In the table, Guardiola’s team is beaten in the center of the table.
Arsenal FC also lagged behind the claims. The Gunners, with Bernd Leno in goal, saved 0-0 against newly promoted Leeds United with defender Robin Koch. Arsenal have 13 points more than City, Leeds one less than Guardiola’s team. Nicolás Pepe saw the red card after a header (51.).
