Liverpool could have got here away with all three factors from their journey to Girona within the Champions League however the efficiency was removed from convincing.
Saturday’s postponed Merseyside Derby meant Arne Slot’s gamers had six days relaxation following our 3-3 draw with Newcastle at St. James’ Park, however the Reds lacked power and any actual conviction in Catalonia.
Mo Salah’s second half penalty, his sixteenth objective of the season, was sufficient to win the sport for Liverpool who’ve gained all six of their video games in Europe’s premier competitors this time period.
And though Alisson Becker was pressured right into a quantity stops within the first half, what’s going to please Reds followers is the very fact their facet have stored yet one more clear sheet.
Our No.1 returned between the sticks for the primary time since limping off injured in opposition to Crystal Palace at the beginning of October, and in entrance of the Brazilian was a again 4 made up of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joe Gomez, Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson.
Liverpool supporters might be stunned to listen to that tonight was the primary time in 656 days that these 5 gamers have been chosen collectively within the beginning XI.
Gomez is our longest serving participant however has struggled with accidents all through his time on Merseyside and is now an understudy to Ibou Konate in defence.
Alexander-Arnold and Robertson, in the meantime, have been mainstays within the facet with immense menace they pose in an attacking sense on both flank.
And our captain van Dijk wants no introduction – main the facet for the reason that begin of final season and changing into recognised as top-of-the-line defenders on the planet since becoming a member of from Southampton for large cash in January 2018.
With accidents to the likes of Konate, Conor Bradley and Kostas Tsimikas for the time being, likelihood is it might solely be a number of days earlier than the identical 5 gamers begin a recreation collectively once more however we’ll simply have to attend and see!
The final time the 5 Reds began a recreation collectively was on the twenty first February 2023 – our 5-2 defeat to Actual Madrid at Anfield within the Champions League.
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Alisson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, van Dijk and Robertson begin collectively for the primary time in 656 days.
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