Positives had been few and much between for Liverpool on yet one more sorry night time for the Premier League champions, however they weren’t fully missing both.
The Reds have now misplaced 4 top-flight matches on the bounce after taking place 3-2 away to Brentford, making it seven successive defeats in London for Arne Slot’s facet when together with the penalty shootout disappointment to Crystal Palace within the Group Protect.
The Merseysiders had been once more made to pay for shoddy defending in essential moments on the Gtech Group Stadium, and though they’d claims for a penalty when Cody Gakpo went down below a problem from Nathan Collins, LFC acquired what they deserved general – zilch.
It was one other night time when too many Liverpool gamers had been shockingly adrift of their greatest, though Slot can have been happy with the efficiency of 1 member of his staff in west London.
Szoboszlai impressed; Liverpool didn’t
The defeat ruined Dominik Szoboszlai’s twenty fifth birthday, however the Hungarian is certainly one of a really choose few who can maintain his head up excessive with what he produced towards Brentford.
The Reds’ quantity 8 claimed the help for Mo Salah’s stupendous late purpose, which arrange a frenzied end on the Gtech; and apart from one inexplicable move out of play in stoppage time, his match statistics had been largely constructive.
As per Sofascore, the Liverpool midfielder – who was once more reassigned to right-back responsibility for a number of the sport – received a team-high 11 duels out of 15 contested and in addition made extra tackles (six) and accomplished extra passes (73).
As well as, he recorded two profitable dribbles and two key passes, made 4 clearances, took 119 touches and performed eight correct lengthy balls out of 10 tried.
Szoboszlai praised for his efficiency in Liverpool defeat
His match ranking of seven/10 from the Liverpool Echo was the joint-highest in Slot’s staff tonight, with Ian Doyle writing: ‘Tried to drive Liverpool ahead throughout opening quarter and acquired by way of a lot work, and stepped up the place others didn’t. Good help for second however hung out at right-back once more – a transparent waste.’
That’s an correct abstract of the Hungarian’s efficiency – on an evening when too a lot of his teammates underperformed dismally, he at the least tried to make a distinction for the Reds, for whom he’s been arguably the perfect participant in what’s turning into an atrocious season.
Szoboszlai’s show deserved the three factors which might’ve offered the right birthday current. Sadly, his staff’s general exhibiting merited nothing greater than a fourth straight league defeat and an extended, depressing journey house from the capital.
