Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk reacts through the English Premier League soccer match towards Crystal Palace at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool, England, on April 14, 2024.
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Liverpool’s season is beginning to unravel. A 1-0 loss at house to Crystal Palace broken Liverpool’s Premier League title challenge on Sunday, three days after a 3-0 defeat to Atalanta at Anfield in the primary leg of the Europa League quarterfinals.
Eberechi Eze stroked house a end from Tyrick Mitchell’s cutback in the 14th minute to consign Liverpool to its first loss in the league at Anfield in 28 matches — stretching again to October 2022.
It was the twenty first time the Reds have gone behind in 32 league video games this season they usually couldn’t recuperate, regardless of Wataru Endo hitting the crossbar halfway via the primary half and Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones squandering golden possibilities in entrance of the Kop after the break.
In the ultimate minutes, Mohamed Salah was offered with a straightforward alternative to rating from shut vary for Liverpool however his prod towards objective was weak and blocked by the outstretched leg of Mitchell, who made a despairing challenge.
Liverpool began the weekend in second place, behind Arsenal on objective distinction, however is now two factors adrift of Manchester City after the champions’ 5-1 thrashing of Luton on Saturday. Arsenal can regain the lead by beating Aston Villa later Sunday.
Liverpool misplaced final month to Manchester United in the FA Cup quarterfinals, ending Jurgen Klopp’s workforce’s unlikely quadruple hopes with the League Cup already secured.
In the previous week, Liverpool has drawn at United, this time in the league, and now sustained back-to-back house losses in completely different competitions.
“Could be,” Klopp said, when asked if the loss to Palace was a hangover from the defeat to Atalanta. “If you look at my teams over the years, I think you could say our pressing is usually good, the counterpress is there. The first half (against Palace), we were open — like how can that happen?”
“It’s just a few days in the past that we performed a nasty recreation so it might need one thing to do with that. Actually it was a very good recreation (Sunday), with out scoring. But it’s not that straightforward sadly.”
