Important victory for Jürgen Klopp: The German team manager and his Liverpool FC won 4-1 (0-1) against relegation candidate Luton Town in the English Premier League despite an early deficit.
The two Dutchmen Virgil van Dijk (56th) and Cody Gakpo (58th) turned the game around at Anfield Road within two minutes, Luis Diaz (71st) and Harvey Elliott (90th) in his 100th competitive game for the ” “Reds” made everything clear afterwards. Chiedozie Ogbene (12th) had previously given the underdog the lead.
Bitter setback
Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the table to four points, but their pursuers Manchester City have played one game less. On Tuesday evening, City won 1-0 against Brentford thanks to a goal from Erling Haaland.
The game began with a bitter setback for Klopp: The two star strikers Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez were added to Liverpool’s already long injury list, and Treymaurice Nyoni even had a 16-year-old on the home team’s bench.
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But Liverpool also determined the action, but were unhappy in the end. After the break, Klopp’s team increased the pressure again, used their chances more consistently and got three deserved points. On Sunday (4 p.m.) Liverpool will face Chelsea in the League Cup final. Will Salah and Nunez be able to play again? “We’ll see,” Klopp said before the game.
