Fans of Liverpool, what were you scared about? After rallying from behind to avert a scare against Luton Town at Anfield, Jurgen Klopp’s team will continue to lead the Premier League for a while.
A comprehensive 4-1 victory extended Liverpool’s lead over Manchester City at the top of the league to four points, despite the loss of several key players, including Trent Alexander-Arnold, Darwin Nunez, Mohamed Salah, and Diogo Jota.
Chiedozie Ogbene had given Luton the lead, but Virgil van Dijk and Cody Gakpo’s two headed goals in the next two minutes changed the tide, and Luis Diaz and Harvey Elliott solidified the victory.
The key talking points from an incredible Liverpool comeback are broken down by Caoimhe O’Neill.
Liverpool’s Squad vs Luton Town
Harvey Elliott (20)
Conor Bradley (20)
Jarell Quansah (21)
Bobby Clark (19)
Kaide Gordon (19)
James McConnell (19)
Jayden Danns (18)
Trey Nyoni (16)
Luis Diaz makes repeated attempts
One of Liverpool’s starting forwards had to step up on a night when Nunez, Salah, and Jota were all out. Playing with Gakpo and Harvey Elliott, Diaz finally brought the necessary quality.
With Gakpo and Elliott playing much deeper, Liverpool’s continual search for Diaz, who had lots of space and was the furthest forward on the left wing, was evident in the first half.
Nonetheless, the Colombian international struggled to be clinical when opportunities presented themselves. His first chance encapsulated the first forty-five minutes: following a superb over-the-top pass from goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher, Diaz froze in front of the goal, failing to get a shot off.
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