Liverpool moved one step nearer to successful the Premier League title, while relegating their opponents within the course of, by beating Leicester Metropolis 1-0 on the King Energy Stadium on Sunday.
The Reds battled laborious all through the sport to take the lead, however needed to wait till deep into the second half to seek out the opening strike from substitute Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Arne Slot introduced the defender off the bench within the second 45 and was rewarded with a match-winning cameo from the academy graduate, who’s out of contract this summer season.
Trent Alexander-Arnold’s match-winning show
The England worldwide got here off the bench to safe all three factors for the Reds together with his objective within the second half, after Conor Bradley began the sport.
Alexander-Arnold had solely scored two objectives in 28 matches within the Premier League earlier than Sunday’s match, but the full-back stepped as much as seal the win with a wonderfully hit left-footed strike that was too scorching for Mads Hermansen to deal with.
His match-winning show was not excellent, although, as his use of the ball exterior of that objective was lower than regular requirements, finishing 50% (4/8) of his tried passes and shedding possession eight occasions from 15 touches.
This might have offered Leicester with a route again into the match late on within the sport, as he was persistently giving them the ball again, however the hosts didn’t have the standard to make something out of their further possessions.
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There was a Liverpool participant who was even higher than the match-winner on the day, as midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai made himself undroppable with an outstanding all-round show from the beginning.
Why Dominik Szoboszlai is undroppable
The Hungary worldwide was neglected of the XI within the slim win over West Ham at Anfield final trip, as Curtis Jones began forward of him, however he has simply made himself undroppable with a superb exhibiting.
Szoboszlai ought to hold his place forward of the England worldwide after an extremely environment friendly and artistic show in the midst of the park in opposition to Leicester.
The midfield whiz, who was as soon as described as “magic” by expertise scout Jacek Kulig, created two ‘huge probabilities’ for his teammates, which they didn’t take, and solely misplaced possession twice from 46 touches of the ball.
As you may see within the desk above, Szoboszlai outperformed Jones in that midfield position after the Englishman didn’t create any probabilities, not to mention ‘huge probabilities’, within the West Ham conflict.
The Hungarian dynamo, who misplaced possession fewer occasions than Alexander-Arnold regardless of taking part in 52 extra minutes, ought to now be undroppable in that place forward of Jones, after considerably outperforming him.
Szoboszlai was additionally extra spectacular than the match-winner for Liverpool as a result of the remainder of the defender’s efficiency exterior of the strike left a bit to be desired, while the previous RB Leipzig man was glorious on and off the ball all through his time on the pitch in midfield.
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