Liverpool have ensured the Premier League 2021-22바카라s thrilling title race will stretch into the final week of the season. A come-from-behind 2-1 win at Aston Villa, sealed by a 65th-minute header by Sadio Mane, showed Liverpool바카라s heart for the fight and moved Jurgen Klopp바카라s team level on points with Manchester City on Tuesday. (More Football News)
바카라It바카라s about digging in, keeping going and finding a way to win,바카라 Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson said. Manchester City still lead thanks to its superior goal difference of three to Liverpool. The defending champions play their game in hand against Wolverhampton on Wednesday, after which the two title rivals will have only two more league games to play.
The earliest Manchester City could now clinch the league is on Tuesday, when Liverpool plays its next league game 바카라 at Southampton. Before that, City plays twice, against Wolves then West Ham on Sunday.
바카라We cannot do more than win,바카라 Klopp said. 바카라A lot of people thought this could be a banana skin, that it could be a struggle for us, and how the boys sorted that was absolutely outstanding.바카라 The Reds, who drew 1-1 with Tottenham on Saturday, avoided having their title bid further derailed by a Villa team managed by one of their greatest players.
Steven Gerrard, a boyhood Liverpool fan and former star midfielder, insisted his focus was purely on winning the game for Villa and saw midfielder Douglas Luiz 바카라 who was once on Man City바카라s books 바카라 give his team the lead in the third minute.
The Brazilian forced the ball in from close range after his initial header was only parried out by Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker. Villa held the lead for less than three minutes, with Joel Matip equalizing by converting into an unguarded empty net after fellow center back Virgil van Dijk had a shot saved by goalkeeper Emi Martinez.
Liverpool lost Fabinho in the 30th minute to a hamstring injury that could potentially rule the holding midfielder out of the FA Cup final against Chelsea on Saturday.
The injury might actually have helped Liverpool. Fabinho had been struggling up to that point 바카라 he was lucky to avoid getting a yellow card for repeated fouls 바카라 and his replacement, Henderson, used his experience to calm the game down.
Liverpool had regained control by the time Mane twisted his neck to meet a cross from the left from Luis Diaz with a header into the bottom corner.
Now playing more as a central striker following Diaz바카라s arrival, Mane has become a pivotal player in recent months for Klopp, who gave the Senegal international a big hug after the fulltime whistle that came as Liverpool바카라s away contingent sang the club바카라s anthem, You바카라ll Never Walk Alone.
바카라He바카라s a machine. A massive player,바카라 Klopp said of Mane. 바카라When everyone has yards in their legs, you can바카라t see it with him.바카라
Ahead of the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium, Klopp chose to leave out left back Andrew Robertson from the squad entirely and begin with Mohamed Salah and Thiago Alcantara on the bench. Liverpool finishes the league campaign with games against Southampton and Wolverhampton next week.
As for City, Pep Guardiola바카라s team might need to claim seven points from its remaining three games to win a sixth title in 11 years. The last match is against Villa on the final day of the season, so Gerrard can still have a massive say in the title race 바카라 but now by helping his old club.
바카라In terms of commitment, heart and application, the lads gave me all I could ask for,바카라 Gerrard said. 바카라Against one of the top sides in the league, we바카라ve been done in moments.바카라
