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Southampton-Liverpool 1-0
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– Liverpool have the ability to come back and bet regular matches in their favor. That was a big part of last season’s recipe. But now they seem to be at a little dead end, said TV 2’s Øyvind Alsaker.
– One of the big problems is that the plugs do not intervene. Henderson and Fabinho act in those roles. And that inhibits them, agreed expert commentator Nils Johan Semb.
Liverpool were brought down by an early goal from Danny Ings. At the same time, it smelled offensive. The visitors had to wait until the 75th minute to register a shot on goal.
Klopp shakes his head.
When asked what frustrates him most about the game, Jürgen Klopp replies:
– How much time do we have?
– The beginning, obviously. Not just the goal, but the start in general. Congratulations to Southampton. They deserved it. But the great thing about Southampton is that you know exactly what you get. You cannot be surprised. But we still seemed surprised, says the Liverpool manager on British television.
He’s also unhappy with a couple of controversial penalty decisions in the game. First, the referee shook the game after a hand from Stuart Armstrong, before the same message was given when Sadio Mané fell after a duel with Kyle Walker-Peters.
– Southampton deserved to win, but that Sadio Mané is not going to receive a penalty tonight, that is …, says Klopp and shakes his head.
– Is that the only decision you are not satisfied with?
– Come on, we all know about the hand. What can we say about it? There are discussions that defenders should keep his arm “here”, but he kept it “there”. It is a scoring opportunity. I turned around and asked the fourth judge if they were checking it, and he said “we already did.” But that’s no excuse for achievement, emphasizes the German.
Alexander-Arnold slept
Liverpool had the worst possible start to the game. A little over a minute had passed when Thiago, who was returning to the starting line after a knee injury, took a free kick.
Southampton opted for an apparently rehearsed variant. Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold slept for an hour.
Then Danny Ings was released. The striker, who had his stay in Liverpool ruined by injuries, added his seventh of the season. Then it was 1.51 on the game clock.
A rusty Liverpool was far from responding before the break. Only in extra time did the visitors get their first chance, but Mohamed Salah missed the header.
– One of the most disappointing things I’ve seen from Liverpool, being so played. This was not good enough by Liverpool standards, concluded TV 2 insider Trevor Morley during the break.
You may lose the top of the table.
Despite a huge advantage in the game in the second half, he was not successful against Liverpool’s goal. After the match, Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhüttl sat crying on the pitch, proud of what his players achieved against the reigning champion despite the fact that several players had lost.
The match is Liverpool’s third in a row without a win. If Manchester United scores points in the pending game against Burnley, the Red Devils take the head of the table to Liverpool.
On January 17, the archrivals meet at Anfield.
