Club, admits Siewert
defensive wall from a free kick in a good shooting position, with Felipe Anderson simply passing it into Antonio’s path for a first-time finish.
That was a pass where a shot was expected – and Burnley beat Alisson with the complete opposite gambit last month, with his corner kick beating everyone and flying in at the far post.
Again, Bacuna and Mooy are obvious threats from a dead ball, with Alex Pritchard and Chris Lowe also capable of springing surprises. will be hard for him to the end of the season, so we are not really considering him at the moment.”
When Sabiri signed in the summer of 2017, following Town’s promotion to the Premier League, he put pen to paper on a three-year-deal, with Town having the option to extend by a year.
At the time, he was described by then boss David Wagner as ‘one of the most exciting talents from the German leagues’ and a ‘good option in all the attacking midfield areas’.
Unfortunately, not helped by the injury, he has played only those three minutes at Bournemouth since August and made three appearances in total this season.
Last term he made five Premier League appearances plus one in the EFL Cup and four in the FA Cup. made just four errors leading to goals this season, and two of them were actually part of the same goal: Ryan Babel’s for Fulham last month.
James Milner sliced the ball back towards his own goal from midfield, and Van Dijk didn’t put enough sauce on his header back to Alisson, who also hesitated to come for it – allowing former Liverpool man Babel to simply take the ball and slot it into an empty net.
They often say you make your own luck in this game, though, and Liverpool’s excellent record tells us that Town cannot count on them being so generous tonight.