Long deficit against promoted teams
Double blow dispels Liverpool’s worries about the sensation
February 21, 2024, 10:34 p.m
Liverpool FC celebrates their next victory on Jürgen Klopp’s farewell tour in the Premier League. But against the blatant outsiders Luton Town, Jürgen Klopp’s injury-plagued team has to work hard until the three points are in the bag.
Important comeback victory for Jürgen Klopp: Despite an early deficit and a frustrating first half in the English Premier League, the German team manager and his Liverpool FC still clearly beat Luton, who are threatened with relegation, with a score of 4:1 (0:1). Town won.
The two Dutchmen Virgil van Dijk (56th) and Cody Gakpo (58th) turned the game at Anfield within two minutes with their “Oranje double pack”, Luis Diaz (71st) and Harvey Elliott (90th). ) in his 100th competitive game for the Reds made everything clear afterwards. Chiedozie Ogbene (12th) had previously put the blatant outsider in the lead. Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the table to four points, but their pursuers Manchester City have played one game less.
The game began with a bitter setback for Klopp: The two star strikers Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez were added to the Reds’ already long injury list, and it was only at the weekend that another striker, Diogo Jota, was injured. Treymaurice Nyoni even had a 16-year-old on the home side’s bench.
But Liverpool also determined what happened, but were unhappy in the end. After the break, Klopp’s team increased the pressure again, used their chances more consistently and got three deserved points. In the league, Klopp’s team will not be challenged again until March 2nd against Nottingham Forest. On Sunday Liverpool will face Chelsea in the League Cup final. Will Salah and Nunez be able to play again? “We’ll see,” Klopp said before the game.