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The power of Anfield claims another victim
At the time of Liverpool's glory, it was claimed that the Kop was so powerful that he could suck the ball into the goal.
These days, however, there is another force helping the Reds maintain a grip on their Premier League lead.
For Jordan Pickford last month, read this Julian Speroni.
While Pickford's dramatic late derby has proved a catalyst for Liverpool to embark on a series of remarkable results in December, the impact of Speroni has been much more immediate.
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That's what Crystal Palace goalie was trying to achieve when he scratched a James Milner center 15 minutes from the end, but he'll know it.
But it was enough to lead the ball towards goal Kop, the inevitable result even before Mohamed Salah, the poacher, scored his 50th goal in the Premier League and that he was the second in the afternoon.
The goal gave Liverpool a 3-2 lead, an advantage they finally managed to catch, despite a dramatic and disconcerting finale for a frankly ridiculous afternoon.
Speroni, who is now 40, played only by the wounds of the palace's guardians, Wayne Hennessey and Vicente Guaita.
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The power of Anfield, strange as the situation is, has made another victim.
Back to square one
In a game that had almost everything, it was the most unexpected finale.
But he said it was five minutes into injury, Rafa Camacho, who was trying to save matches, and denied Wilfried Zaha a fourth goal for Crystal Palace.
Camacho had been thrown in for an extra time for his Premier League debut after James Milner's dismissal, just after Fabinho's hamstring injury.
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Now, Klopp is in a dilemma. With Trent Alexander-Arnold and Joe Gomez already injured and Nathaniel Clyne on loan, Camacho is, at the present time, the only right-back option available to have figured in the first team.
He is 18 and has played only twice. However, unless one of the players is repaired – and how Klopp is relieved of the break until the next game of the Reds – the Portuguese could play against Leicester City on Wednesday.
Milner, always ready and threatening in the future, fought against Zaha but would have no defender against the Palace winger in such an exceptional form.
The second of his two yellow cards smelled of fatigue. He could not be blamed.
Like his teammates, he had left everything on the ground. It remains to be seen who will be able to go next time.
Naby no winger
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It was enough for Naby Keita to really announce her arrival in the Premier League.
It was August in Selhurst Park when Guinean, for his second appearance after a transfer of 52.75 million pounds of RB Leipzig, was seduced by the victory against Crystal Palace.
It was, however, appropriate that the opportunity created by the silky movement for Mohamed Salah was ultimately rejected.
The first six months of Keita's career at Anfield have largely focused on what could be a final rather than a consistent product. Inspired flashes were mixed with anonymous demonstrations and regular injuries.
Keita had a lot to prove when, in the reverse match against Palace, he was named for the first time in a Premier League debuting for the first time since Wolverhampton Wanderers before Christmas.
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Except that he was ostensibly placed on the left flank. And that did not benefit the 23-year-old or Liverpool.
Yes, the goal of Roberto Firmino, the 1,000th in the history of the Premier League in Liverpool, was marked by a decisive pbad to the inside.
But there is a reason why Keita's best performances this season have been recorded in the central midfield. That's because he's a central midfielder.
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