A victory for Liverpool but not a particularly fantastic performance.
Crystal Palace had earned their point until a moment Luka Milivojevic will want to forget quickly.
It was scoreless with fifteen minutes or so to go and when facing his own goal, he did not seem to recognise the pressure coming from Dominic Solanke, the Liverpool substitute. From there, Sadio Mane could not miss.
This was a structurally flawed Liverpool team. Jürgen Klopp chose two centre halves in Joel Matip and Ragnar Klavan who are not comfortable in possession. This meant Jordan Henderson and James Milner had to drop deep to start Liverpool’s play from the back and they are midfielders known for their industry rather than their creativity. Subsequently, the real threat in this Liverpool team - the attack - were often found seeking possession near the half-way line, far away from the area of the pitch where they can cause the most damage.
Until Mane’s intervention, that the genesis of a goal for Liverpool seemed most likely to come from their new left-back, Andrew Robertson, says everything about the type of threat Liverpool were posing.
Leicester City 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Shinji Okazaki made it two goals in two games, converting from close range inside a minute.
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EPL: Liverpool 1 Crystal Palace 0, Leicester City 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion, other results
Crystal Palace had earned their point until a moment Luka Milivojevic will want to forget quickly.
It was scoreless with fifteen minutes or so to go and when facing his own goal, he did not seem to recognise the pressure coming from Dominic Solanke, the Liverpool substitute. From there, Sadio Mane could not miss.
This was a structurally flawed Liverpool team. Jürgen Klopp chose two centre halves in Joel Matip and Ragnar Klavan who are not comfortable in possession. This meant Jordan Henderson and James Milner had to drop deep to start Liverpool’s play from the back and they are midfielders known for their industry rather than their creativity. Subsequently, the real threat in this Liverpool team - the attack - were often found seeking possession near the half-way line, far away from the area of the pitch where they can cause the most damage.
Until Mane’s intervention, that the genesis of a goal for Liverpool seemed most likely to come from their new left-back, Andrew Robertson, says everything about the type of threat Liverpool were posing.
Leicester City 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Shinji Okazaki made it two goals in two games, converting from close range inside a minute.
READ MORE
EPL: Liverpool 1 Crystal Palace 0, Leicester City 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion, other results
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