MADRID, Jan. 19 (SportsFinding) –
Liverpool beat Manchester United on Sunday 2-0, with goals from Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah, to close the 23rd day of the Premier League, whose leadership remains incontestably held by the 'reds', now with 64 points and even further from his pursuer Manchester City, to which he takes 16 points with one game less.
The 2-2 of the 'citizens' on the eve, in front of the Crystal Palace, had put a particular red carpet to Liverpool in the face of their Sunday engagement at Anfield. And Jürgen Klopp's pupils took advantage of it quite well, imposing himself on the eternal rival and at the same time showing a quality version.
The first part only had a local color, with Van Dijk opening the head marker in a corner. About to reach the quarter hour, Trent Alexander-Arnold threw that ball stopped and the Dutch central rose more than anyone, gaining a hole behind Brandon Williams and advancing to the jump of Harry Maguire.
The visiting captain also failed in a goal annulled shortly after Roberto Firmino. Upon completion of the 24th minute, the Brazilian scored a crossed right inside the area, having received a pass from Sadio Mané; Although the Senegalese stole the ball well from Maguire, the play was born from a foul by Van Dijk to Spanish goalkeeper David de Gea.
The VAR corrected the referee's decision, which in principle had given validity to everything, and saved a rather poor United. They even conceded another goal the 'red devils' before the break, the work of Georginio Wijnaldum, but also canceled for being out of play when receiving the assistance of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
The dynamics remained the same at the start of the second half, as demonstrated by a strong left-handed shot by Jordan Henderson from outside the area, deflected to the post by De Gea. The visiting replica led the rubric especially of Anthony Martial, who nevertheless left a lethal Liverpool alive in many aspects.
When the pupils of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer were overturned in the opposite field, already at the discount, Salah sentenced to kickback. Alisson Becker grabbed a dead ball in his area and hit a long throw for the Egyptian battering gallop, freeing Daniel James and beating De Gea between his legs. A triumph of prestige that put land in between.
To make matters worse, Leicester City was left with 45 points after falling 2-1 on its visit to Burnley. Despite inaugurating Turf Moor's electronic in the 33 ', with a powerful right and satin of Harvey Barnes, the visiting team was traced during the second act.
Chris Wood, finishing off in a corner kick (min. 56), and Ashley Westwood, with a shot in the race within the rival area (min. 79), turned the situation around and made Leicester bitter, who rounded off his poor performance with a penalty failed by Jamie Vardy when they were still 1-1.
– RESULTS OF THE DAY 23.
-Saturday.
Watford – Tottenham 0-0.
Arsenal – Sheffield United 1-1.
Brighton – Aston Villa 1-1.
Manchester City – Crystal Palace 2-2.
Norwich City – Bournemouth 1-0.
Southampton – Wolverhampton 2-3.
West Ham – Everton 1-1.
Newcastle – Chelsea 1-0.
-Sunday.
Burnley – Leicester City 2-1.
Liverpool – Manchester United 2-0.