A “sense of superiority” is observed by UK media during Liverpool’s victory against Fulham in the title chase.
Liverpool defeated Fulham 3-1 on Sunday to get back to winning ways in the Premier League. With the win, the Reds moved back up to second place, ahead of Man City.
Liverpool defeated Fulham 3-1 on Sunday to maintain their hopes of winning the Premier League title. Diogo Jota, Ryan Gravenberch, and Trent Alexander-Arnold all scored goals, which was sufficient to earn Jürgen Klopp’s
With Manchester City off this weekend, Liverpool’s win moved them up to second place in the standings.
And if the Reds defeat Everton in Wednesday night’s Merseyside derby at Goodison Park, they will move four points clear of City.
It was the ideal reaction to the underwhelming performances that had been disappointing lately.
With Darwin Núñez, Alexis Mac Allister, and Mohamed Salah leaving the team, Klopp also made some bold decisions regarding his starting lineup.
Ultimately, the move paid off as Liverpool was able to stay up with Arsenal, who had defeated Wolves on Saturday night to take back the top spot in the Premier League.
Here are the opinions of our colleagues in the national press regarding the match, which saw Klopp’s team draw even with the Gunners after the first leg of a pivotal week in the title fight.
Steele, Lewis – Daily Mail
“What Bayern Munich did not see in Ryan Gravenberch, Liverpool did.
The Reds thought the Dutchman could be a key player in their midfield after following him for several seasons, going all the way back to before his disastrous time in Bavaria.
“Unfortunately, Liverpool supporters haven’t had a lot of opportunity to see why the hiring team believed he would be a fantastic player.
Gravenberch’s first year in England has not been easy, save for a few bright moments here and there.
However, his display on Sunday against Fulham demonstrated what a talented player he may develop into, and potentially already is, if given the opportunity to excel.
With a curling side-footed finish, he scored a crucial goal, Liverpool’s first from open play after four games without one.
Other than that, though, the 21-year-old gave the Reds a strong performance—possibly his finest in a league game.
He started out a little clumsy and appeared to be moving a yard slower than the other players, but as his confidence developed, he took control of the game from midfield.”
Mark Jones from the Daily Mirror
It was one of those days when, hours before kickoff, rumours of significant Liverpool lineup changes started to circulate.
Jürgen Klopp had decided to try and rest his team after consecutive Premier League defeats.
“You have your headline when one of those adjustments is to leave Mo Salah on the bench, but in reality, they were long-overdue changes that Klopp was unable to implement for far too long because of Liverpool’s injury problems.
The strength of the Reds’ bench was striking to see here, and the Liverpool manager must have wished he’d had more options at this point in the season.
“And so, on a weekend when it had cup obligations to attend to, Liverpool pulls even with Arsenal and drops Manchester City to third.
“It is still hugely likely that the ribbons on the Premier League trophy come the end of the season are sky blue once more, but as Pep Guardiola moans about fatigue and City face a couple of tricky away games, the hope for Liverpool is still there.”