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Liverpool had not won three consecutive league games without a win since May 2018
Defending champion Liverpool got back on track to victory in the Premier League with a comeback victory over Sheffield United at Anfield.
Liverpool midfielder Fabinho replaced the injured Virgil van Dijk on the side of the area and awarded a penalty in the 13th minute for a foul on Oliver McBurnie on the edge of the area, allowing Sander Berge to enter after a referee review video assistant.
Despite Liverpool facing energetic opposition, Roberto Firmino converted a saved shot from Sadio Mane four minutes before the break and a header from Diogo Jota completed the change midway through the second half.
After two winless league games, including their stunning 7-2 loss to Aston Villa, Jurgen Klopp’s side tied on points at the top of the table with Everton of Merseyside, who will meet Southampton on Sunday. at 14:00 GMT.
Jota’s decisive goal came two minutes after Mohamed Salah’s good shot from a Trent Alexander-Arnold cross was ruled out by VAR for offside, while Salah was denied by the carpentry at the end.
John Egan’s sliding intervention had prevented Salah from putting Liverpool ahead in the first minute, while Alexander-Arnold’s ambitious free kick from the midline forced Aaron Ramsdale to flip as the Blades endured the initial pressure.
United are still winless and with only one point after six games, but they offered a lot of encouragement to manager Chris Wilder and he was denied a 2-0 lead when Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson rejected Ben Osborn’s excellent volley.
Reds find a way despite Van Dijk’s absence
The knee injury that potentially ended Van Dijk’s season in the Merseyside derby is a seismic blow to Liverpool in their quest to defend their crown this season, but Klopp will have been greatly comforted by Fabinho’s near-flawless performance in the 1-0 during the week. victory over Ajax in the Champions League.
Lining up without his Dutch center-back for the first time in 75 league games, Fabinho once again teamed up with Joe Gomez on defense, although the Brazilian international was at fault when he pounced on his tackle on McBurnie.
Forced to catch up despite their first chances, the Reds fought for parity through Firmino’s instinctive spike and the spirited Salah nearly completed a quick change before halftime when he ran the ball too close to Ramsdale.
Despite Alisson’s return, out since September due to injury, there were moments of uncertainty at the rear when Liverpool allowed United 13 shots on goal, but their own attacking quality finally said so.
Jota, calm in front of goal for much of the game, claimed the points with his first shot of the game, a header beyond Ramsdale’s reach, to extend Liverpool’s impressive unbeaten record at home to 62 league games.
The blades show there’s more to come
Wilder said he had seen enough signs of improvement after United’s winless start to the season continued with a first point against last Fulham last weekend.
Despite this admirable and energetic display at Anfield, United must start putting points on the board soon.
Their slow start was quickly turning into a worrying slump in form, but on Saturday they showed the determination that saw them flirt with European qualification last season.
Enda Stevens’ blocking in the first half of Jordan Henderson’s shot epitomized United’s defensive spirit. However, it is in attack where they have lacked: Berge’s penalty is his third goal in six games this season.
Club record signing Rhian Brewster lined up against former Liverpool for his first Premier League start since a £ 23.5 million move in October, but the 20-year-old struggled to prevail before his departure after 54 minutes.
United still proved to be a real nuisance and had two penalty appeals in the first half after the ball hit Andrew Robertson’s hand in the penalty area and McBurnie went down after an aerial challenge.
They pushed for the tie until the end, but substitute Oliver Burke couldn’t control his last attempt.
Liverpool comeback at Anfield – the statistics
- Liverpool have won their last four Premier League games against Sheffield United by a 9-1 aggregate score. They have won 28 of their last 29 league games at Anfield. They are also unbeaten in their last 13 league games at home when they conceded the first goal, winning each of the last nine. Sheffield United’s nine-game winless streak in the Premier League is the longest streak of any current team in the competition. Liverpool have conceded 14 goals in their first six Premier League games this season, a tally that took them 15 matches to reach in the 2019-20 season. Diogo Jota is the first player to score in each of his first two Premier League home games with Liverpool since Sadio Mane in September 2016. Mane has been directly involved in five goals, scoring four, in his last four games. league.
Whats Next?
Liverpool host FC Midtjylland in their second Champions League group match on Tuesday (20:00 GMT) before hosting West Ham at Anfield in their Premier League match on Saturday (17:30).
Sheffield United will face Manchester City at Bramall Lane next Saturday (12:30 pm), then travel to Chelsea the following Saturday (5:30 pm).
Man of the match
Diogo JotaDiogo Jota
with an average of 7.58
- LiverpoolLiverpoolLiverpoolSheff UtdSheffield UnitedSheffield United
Liverpool Avg Team Number 20 Player Name Diogo Jota Average Score
7.58
Squad number 10 Player name Mané Average rating
7.43
Squad number 11 Player name Mohamed Salah Average rating
7.38
Squad number 14 Player name Henderson Average rating
7.13
Squad number 9 Player name Roberto Firmino Average rating
7.11
Squad Number 1 Player Name Alison Average Rating
6.89
Squad number 3 Player name Fabinho Average rating
6.79
Squad number 12 Player name Gomez Average rating
6.74
Squad Number 5 Player Name Wijnaldum Average Rating
6.70
Squad number 66 Player name Alexander-Arnold Average rating
6.63
Squad Number 7 Player Name Milner Average Rating
6.59
Squad number 26 Player name Robertson Average rating
6.58
Squad Number 18 Player Name Minamino Average Rating
6.25
Sheffield UnitedAvg Team Number8 Player Name Berge Average Score
6.80
Squad Number 22 Player Name Ampadu Average Rating
6.71
Squad Number 24 Player Name Brewster Average Rating
5.80
Squad number 12 Player name Egan Average rating
5.75
Squad Number 23 Player Name Osborn Average Rating
5.63
Squad number 6 Player name Basham Average rating
5.61
Squad Number 14 Player Name Burke Average Rating
5.60
Squad number 9 Player name McBurnie Average rating
5.59
Squad Number 1 Player Name Ramsdale Average Rating
5.54
Squad Number 2 Player Name Baldock Average Rating
5.53
Squad number 3 Player name Stevens Average rating
5.45
Squad number 17 Player name McGoldrick Average rating
5.37
Squad number 7 Player name Lundstram Average rating
5.29
- Lineups Match Statistics Live Text
LineupsLiverpool
- 1Alisson66Alexander-Arnold3Fabinho12Gomez26Robertson14Henderson5Wijnaldum20JotaReplaced byMilnerat 83’minutes9FirminoReplaced byMinaminoat 83’minutes10Mané11Salah
Substitutes
- 7Milner13Adrián17Jones18Minamino23Shaqiri47Phillips76N Williams
Sheff Utd
- 1Ramsdale6Basham12Egan3StevensReserved at 66 minutes2Baldock8BergeReserved at 86 minutes22Ampadu7LundstramReserved at 3 minutesReplaced by McGoldrick in 76 minutes
Substitutes
- 10Sharp14Burke15Jagielka16Norwood17McGoldrick19Robinson21Verrips
Referee: Mike DeanMatch StatsHome TeamLiverpoolAway TeamSheff UtdPossessionHome62% Away38% ShotsHome17Away13Thots to targetHome5Away2CornersHome7Away3FoulsHome7Away15Live TextPost update
Match ends, Liverpool 2, Sheffield United 1.
90 ‘+ 4’ Full time
Second Half Final, Liverpool 2, Sheffield United 1.
90 ‘+ 2’Post update
Failed attempt. Oliver Burke (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Oliver McBurnie with a header.
90’Post update
James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90’Post update
Foul by George Baldock (Sheffield United).
89’Post update
Joseph Gomez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89’Post update
Foul by Oliver Burke (Sheffield United).
88’Post update
Auction rejected. Attempt blocked. Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
87’Post update
Failed attempt. Where are you going! It goes high and bad on the right. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
87’Post update
Auction rejected. Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
86 ‘Reserve
Sander Berge (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86’Post update
Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86’Post update
Foul by Sander Berge (Sheffield United).
86’Post update
Failed attempt. Attempt missed. Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses the ball from the right side of the goal. Assisted by David McGoldrick.
84’Post update
Joseph Gomez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84’Post update
Foul by Chris Basham (Sheffield United).
83 ‘Substitution
Substitution, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino replaces Roberto Firmino.
83 ‘Substitution
Change, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Diogo Jota.
82’Post update
Failed attempt. It goes too high. Ethan Ampadu (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Sander Berge.
81’Post update
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the center of the box. Assisted by Georginio Wijnaldum.
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