MAN OF THE MATCH
LIVERPOOL
ROY HODGSON claims the rescheduling of Crystal Palace’s match with Manchester United to this week will stop Wilfried Zaha facing his former club.
Palace have scored just twice in the past four games without their talisman.
The United fixture was scheduled for March 20, but because
Ole Gunnar
Solskjaer’s team are in the FA Cup that weekend, the Premier League game is now onWednesday. Hodgson, left, says winger Zaha will likely not have recovered from his hamstring injury in time. “I doubt it unfortunately,” he said. “The United game thrust upon us is something we are pretty unhappy about, especially with so many players unavailable.”
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CURTIS JONES dedicated his goal to Alisson’s late father after helping Liverpool end their four-match Premier League losing run.
Jones, below, opened the scoring before Kean Bryan deflected a shot from Roberto Firmino into his own net for the second to earn Liverpool only their third win from the past 12 league games and boost their top-four hopes.
Alisson’s dad,
Jose, drowned in
Brazil a few days ago and the Liverpool goalkeeper was missing last night because he is on compassionate leave.
Jones said: “This goal is for Ali’s dad, may he rest in peace. Ali’s a strong lad,
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