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Though it was not from a very high bar, to say the least, Liverpool did improve for a while against Atalanta on Thursday. The Europa League campaign is now over but the Reds did at least win 1-0 on the night in Bergamo; the damage had been inflicted a week earlier. Jürgen Klopp made changes and they worked to a large degree. Trent Alexander-Arnold looked impressive until he ran out of steam, making his first start since getting injured around two months ago. Cody Gakpo was a positive influence in the center, justifying his place ahead of the frustrating Darwin…
Jurgen Klopp is not bothered with Mohamed Salah’s rough patch in front of goal despite struggling again during Europa League exit to Atalanta. Article continues below Liverpool beaten on aggregate by Atalanta Salah scored from the spot but his performance was not up to the mark Klopp puts his weight behind the Egyptian WHAT HAPPENED? Salah found the net against Atalanta from the spot at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d’Italia on Thursday evening but could not inspire Liverpool to a comeback by overturning a 3-0 deficit from the first leg. He was instead caught guilty of squandering chances and had…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp remains positive about their place in the title race and still believes if they win all remaining six matches they will be Premier League champions again. A difficult run of results – starting with a draw at Manchester United and followed by home defeats to Atalanta and Crystal Palace – ended with a 1-0 Europa League victory in Bergamo but that could not prevent their exit from the Europa League 3-1 on aggregate at the quarter-final stage. A first clean sheet in 10 matches was a boost to confidence, especially as they continue to struggle to…
Liverpool’s search for a new manager will reach a conclusion over the next few weeks. Indeed, Jurgen Klopp will be leaving the Reds in just over a month, and the Merseyside club need to have a replacement lined up. So, who will replace Klopp at Liverpool? Well, Ruben Amorim has been touted as a top candidate for the job, and, by the sounds of it, he has the backing of Jamie Carragher. Jamie Carragher backs Ruben Amorim The pundit spoke about Amorim, claiming that he’d be a very good acquisition and that he’d take him over Roberto De Zerbi. “It…
Trent Alexander-Arnold admits he “ran out of juice” on his first start back from injury, but when he was going, Jurgen Klopp says he was “absolutely insane.” With Conor Bradley joining the injury list, Alexander-Arnold made his first start since February as he returned to the side for Thursday’s trip to Atalanta. It came on a frustrating night for Liverpool as, despite winning 1-0, they exited the Europa League with a 3-1 quarter-final loss. Alexander-Arnold lasted 72 minutes before being replaced by Joe Gomez, with his creativity from deep and out wide arguably the Reds’ biggest outlet – including winning…
Liverpool’s recent form hasn’t been helped by some disappointing performances from their attacking options. Mohamed Salah in particular has shown a lack of confidence in front of goal since his injury. The Reds were recently knocked out of the Europa League, with Salah missing some important chances. Liverpool were unable to overturn a 3-0 deficit when they faced Atalanta in their quarter-final second-leg tie, and former Red Steve Nicol was disappointed with the performance of their forward line, particularly Mohamed Salah. The Merseyside outfit suffered a 3-0 defeat in the first leg at Anfield, leaving Jurgen Klopp’s side without a…
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has claimed the Reds were too eager to try build on their early goal away at Atalanta on Thursday night. The Reds gave themselves a mountain to climb during a dismal first-leg showing that saw them on the wrong end of a shock 3-0 scoreline. Mohamed Salah’s seventh-minute penalty sparked hopes of another iconic Liverpool comeback victory in Europe, but it wasn’t to be this time around. Atalanta managed to keep the damage to just one goal and as a result, progressed to the last four stage via a 3-1 aggregate win. Van Dijk discussed…
Liverpool are out of the Europa League despite winning away to Atalanta Well, that was exactly what we expected. Liverpool had a go, and a few minutes in, after Mohamed Salah’s penalty hit the bottom corner, you wondered whether another big red European comeback might be on. Despite the way Salah grabbed the ball after his spot kick to immediately deposit it on the centre spot, Liverpool wisely resisted the urge to try and race to a second. Atalanta posed just enough threat on the counter-attack to expose what folly it would have been for Jurgen Klopp to release the…
Is there a sight more depressing that Jurgen Klopp appearing sapped of belief? We’d venture this one will take some beating as Liverpool shuffled out of the Europa League with a whimper despite defeating Atalanta 1-0 in Bergamo. The Merseysiders were in need of at least three goals to take the tie the distance but failed to capitalise on Mo Salah’s first-half penalty in Italy. A second-half so immensely lacklustre it’s probably better not being spoken about followed, leaving the travelling support short-changed ahead of their return trip to L4. What a disappointing end to Klopp’s European journey with Liverpool.…
Stephen Warnock was not really impressed by what Liverpool’s 24-year-old player did against Atalanta tonight. In the end, Liverpool only have themselves to blame. They simply left a mountain to climb for themselves against Atalanta. Briefly, it felt like they had a flicker of hope in the first half tonight when Mohamed Salah scored within ten minutes. But in the end, they just couldn’t take their chances and maintain their intensity in the second-half. Atalanta kept their rigid defensive structure, and when Liverpool did breakthrough and create chances, they just couldn’t finish them off. Pretty much the same story as…