Liverpool practically said goodbye to the possibility of continuing to fight for the title in the Premier League and the main responsible party was West Ham. Edson Alvarez which earned a valuable draw from the Reds (2-2) this Saturday in the English championship.
The Mexican midfielder’s team had the offensive contribution of the English winger Jarrod Bowen who scored a goal and provided the assist for Michail Antonio’s goal (m.77) that sealed the result against a Liverpool that was forced to add the three points to regain the top of the standings now in the hands of Arsenal.
Those led by Jurgen Klopp They have 35 games played, one more than the Gunners who face Tottenham this Sunday. Mikel Arteta’s team is the current leader of the championship with 77 points, two more than the Reds and only one more than their runner-up, Manchester City, who still has two less games to play.
The team led by the Spanish Pep Guardiola this Sunday will have to face Nottingham Forrest with the possibility of separating themselves even further from Liverpool (from whom they are separated by just one point) with just three games left to complete the season in England.
This tie complicates the chances of the Reds who were looking to say goodbye to Jürgen Klopp with the Premier League title in his last season with the team after the German strategist announced several weeks ago his departure from the club at the end of the campaign. In the absence of official confirmation, his position will be occupied by Arne Slot.
Sparks fly between Jürgen Klopp and Mohamed Salah
One of the high points in the draw between West Ham and Liverpool (2-2) was the one between the German coach of the Anfield team, Jürgen Klopp, and the Egyptian striker, Mohamed Salah, who had to be separated to avoid a situation regrettable.
Everything happened prior to the moment that Salah was going to enter the match. The Egyptian, like the Uruguayan Darwin Núñez, started the game on the substitute bench. Before entering the duel, the experienced forward had an exchange of words with the German coach that could have gone further.
“We talked about that moment in the locker room with the boys. Does Salah also consider the matter closed and resolved? Yes, that’s my feeling.”commented after the game Klopp who closed the controversy with one of the team’s main stars. “Does Salah also consider the matter closed and resolved? Yes, that’s my feeling.”he blurted out.
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