Liverpool's young forward Rhian Brewster, who was starring in the 'reds' preseason for his goals, it was on Saturday in the Community Shield for his failure to convert a penalty in the shootout against Arsenal. The 'gunners' showed 100 percent effectiveness and took the title with which English football opens the season. Asked about Brewster's ruling, his coach, Jürgen Klopp, said: “If anyone is guilty, it is me. I gave it input because in a great finisher, very safe. Not this time. Soccer is like that ”.
Klopp brought Brewster onto the field in the 92nd minute. to take one of the penalties. “It would have been the same if someone else had failed him. I also missed penalties. He will learn from this, ”said the Liverpool manager after Mikel Arteta's defeat against Arsenal, who after winning the FA Cup also won the Community Shield.
The support of Curtis Jones, Van Dijk and Robertson
Curtis jones, middle, 19, and generation partner of Brewster, 20, showed his support for the attacker in that difficult moment by giving him an affectionate kiss. Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson also came to support the young forward.
FA Cup champions Arsenal beat Premier-winner Liverpool on penalties (5-4, after 1-1; Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang opened the scoring, Takumi Minamino tied) and took the Community Shield. In his Twitter account, Brewster said he was “devastated by how things were, but I will learn from it” and thanked for “the support received.”