Manchester City beat Everton 2-0 on Saturday lunchtime to leapfrog Liverpool into top spot in the Premier League for two and a half hours.However, the Reds immediately regained the lead with a 3-1 win over Burnley thanks to goals from Diogo Jota, Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunes. That gave Jurgen Klopp’s men a two-point lead over the Clarets with a win over the Clarets, but the reigning champions still have a game in hand against their title rivals.
But as usual there were developments that went unnoticed during Liverpool’s win against Burnley. Here are the moments you missed… Klopp was shown a yellow card in the first half of the game against Burnley after referee Tim Robinson protested that his side should have been awarded a penalty.Jota was dragged to the ground as a Burnley defender hugged him from behind and the referee allowed Jota to be sent off without VAR intervention.
Klopp was visibly moved and committed a foul, gesticulating with his hands and then shouting directly at the referee.As a result, Harvey Elliot won Liverpool’s throw-in late in the second half, but the assistant referee was upset that he did not see the ball make contact with the Burnley player. Klopp fell to the ground in anger and, before getting up, lost his balance and crashed into John Akhterberg.
The goalkeeping coach was very pleased to have prevented both of them from going down.The referees may have seen it as ‘karma’ for Klopp’s theatrics, but it was the German who had the last laugh at the final whistle as Liverpool ran out 3-1 winners. His trademark start was in front of the Kop, before turning towards the Anfield Road end and finishing in front of the Main Stand again.
But not before people in the stands urged him to calm down. With plenty of headlines this week following Arsenal’s win over the Reds last weekend, could this be an easy comment on accusations of over-celebration? Only Klopp knows. Visiting goalkeeper James Trafford regularly irritated the home crowd with his poor timing during Saturday’s replay.
But that wasn’t Burnley’s only use of the dark arts as they tried in vain to get a result at Anfield. Dara O’Shea was booked for his second first-half tackle, giving the defender more time to return to his traditional style after the Clarets failed to stop a quick goal from Caoimhin Kelleher. Location. .Meanwhile, as Maxim Esteve left the stadium after receiving treatment in the second half, manager Vincent Kompany took advantage of the stoppage to receive instructions and then asked the entire squad to do an impromptu water play.
This included Trafford, whose stopper eventually returned to the penalty area to restart the game. The delay meant Burnley were temporarily playing with 10 men, with Esteve running all over the pitch and then back into the middle before the restart. It is hidden but effective.With Alisson Becker out with flu, Kelleher was given a rare start in the Premier League.
You can tell by looking at his shorts.Due to a minor wardrobe malfunction, the Irishman was actually wearing shoes designed for cup matches. This was reflected in a change to the font of his number, with number 62 also missing the Premier League logo.The Reds will be hoping Alisson gets over his illness against the Bees and Hatters by the time Liverpool travel to Brentford next Saturday for their next Premier League game against Luton Town on February 21.
As a result, the club’s players are in no rush to find Kelleher’s Premier League shorts. Better keep his glass safe! He will be vital for the League Cup final against Chelsea on February 25, with Klopp confirming he plans to start at Wembley. It took less than 10 minutes for Wataru Endo to get an earful from Virgil van Dijk as the Reds returned from Asian Cup action.
