In an enthralling match on sunday, liverpool maintained the pressure on premier league leaders arsenal by defeating fulham 4-3.
When trent alexander-arnold’s spectacular free-kick hit the crossbar and bounced in after hitting goalkeeper bernd leno, the reds went ahead in the first half. Fulham then drew level through former liverpool man harry wilson, before alexis mac allister’s spectacular strike, his first goal for the club – gave the hosts the lead once more. Despite kenny tete’s close finish, marco silva’s side drew level once more. In the second half, the cottagers were pulsating, with bobby de cordova-reid leading them.
Jurgen klopp’s side came back to defeat after late goals from wataru endo and alexander-arnold earned them a dramatic comeback victory.
The reds’ only drawback was an injury sustained by defender joal matip, and those in charge of the club have now made a decision ahead of the january transfer window. Despite matip’s injury, liverpool will not look to sign defensive reinforcements when the transfer window opens, according to football insider.
Klopp said after the thrilling match at anfield that the cameroon international’s injury layoff “would not be a short one.” Matip, 32, joined liverpool from german side schalke in 2016 and has since made more than 200 appearances for his current club in all competitions. Over the past few seasons, the defender, who is out of contract at the end of the current season, has suffered a variety of serious injuries.
Klopp’s primary defensive options are currently joe gomez, virgil van dijk, and ibrahima konate, according to the study, although an injury to any of the trio could force the merseyside outfit to enter the transfer market.
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