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■■Southampton fired in 10 shots in the first
Liverpool are setting new levels of excellence.
Klopp said: “They aren’t here for a party, they are here to beat us. We have to throw everything we can on the pitch and that’s why we are where we are.
“We don’t take that for granted, not for a second. The attitude and the mentality made it possible that we could win this game. It wasn’t a banana skin – Southampton are too good for that.
“Today it looked like it might not happen but the boys put in a sensational session. That’s what makes them so special.”
The Saints pitched up on the back of a four-game winning streak away from home. They were full of confidence, coming with a gameplan. It almost worked. That would be stretching a point, but they went down with a fight.
Boss Hasenhuttl (left) said: “I don’t half against Liverpool, the most the Reds have faced in the opening 45 minutes of a Premier League match at Anfield since Chelsea also had 10 in November 2014. want to talk about referees’ decisions because my team played too well. But we had a penalty decision. It was a crucial moment in the game.
“Overall, it was fantastic to watch from my team. I wanted them to play like they did. If you concede four goals, it’s too high, but who cares? We showed up, absolutely, and I’m proud of my team.
“But even if you are one-up here at half-time it would be a long way to go. It shows how strong they are. They played on Wednesday evening and they are so focused. That’s what makes them unbeatable at the moment.”
The Reds are now seven victories away from landing the first title in 30 years. Standing in their way are Norwich, Bournemouth, West Ham, Watford, Everton and Crystal Palace. With the potential carrot, assuming Manchester City don’t lose, of lifting the trophy at the Etihad, early in
Since Mo Salah joined Liverpool in 2017, only Lionel Messi (51) has more home goals in Europe’s big-five leagues than the Egyptian (44).
April. Klopp added: “We are not perfect. Not even being close to being perfect. We don’t care about that.
“We just try to use our skills in the best possible way. The boys do that pretty good and that’s why we have these numbers.”
LIVERPOOL SOUTHAMPTON 9 ............. Shots on Target ........... 4 3 ............. Shots off Target ........... 7 4 ............... BlockedShots ............ 6 6 ..................... Corners ................... 11 9 ........................ Fouls .................... 15 2 ..................... Offsides .................. 5 0 ................. Yellow Cards .............. 2 0 ................... Red Cards ................ 0 75.7 ..... Passing Success %.. 64.4 50 ................. Duels Won .............. 52 49.0 ....... Duel Success % ...... 51.0 14 ..................... Tackles .................. 19 57.1 .......... Tackles Won % ...... 63.2 61.6 .......... Possession % ....... 38.4 42.4 ...... Territorial Adv % ..... 57.6 531 .............. Total Passes ......... 320 12 ............... Total Crosses ............ 17 174 ................ Lost Balls ............. 169 53 ................ Recoveries ............... 71 68.8 ........ 1st Half Poss % ....... 31.2 54.3 ...... 2nd Half Poss % ...... 45.7
PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG has NEVER drawn a blank against Burnley. Four games, seven goals.
The Arsenal star (left) has delivered the goods in 14 of his 26 games so far this season too, including on eight of 13 away trips.
The Gunners mission to the North West (2pm) will hold no fear on his return from a ban. He’ll get booed, but the 11/10 (Lads, Coral) ‘anytime scorer’ is something to cheer about.