An Ordinary Week by Garth Crooks. That’s all I’m asking. That will never happen.We regret to inform you that the BBC Sports Team Selector remains busy this week.
A month after Crooks selected Mohamed Salah and 11-year-old Virgil van Dijk following impressive performances in a 2-0 win over Everton, he used one word to describe it all, with except for their performances.
Likewise, he will be the villain in Liverpool’s headlines.Trent Alexander-Arnold was the only player from Jurgen Klopp’s side to appear in the BBC pundit line-up (on the right of the back three, because he’s Garth) after the Reds drew 1-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday . Crooks was full of praise during the Liverpool right-back’s equaliser. “With the exception of Kevin De Bruyne, there is no better striker in the Premier League than Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Erling Haaland almost always finds the corner of the goal, but his goals are not as clean as Alexander-Arnold’s. “It’s a throwback to the days when Liverpool full-backs like Chris Lawler and Alec Lindsay not only loved to drop into the third and score, but were also great at catching the ball.”For younger readers, Lawler and Lindsay were former Reds supporters in the 1960s and 1970s.
So far, so good. Unfortunately, Crooks didn’t stop there and added to the Alexander-Arnold unit as United’s number nine striker, clashing with Pep Guardiola after the final whistle on Saturday.
Garth Crooks weighed in on heated comments from Darwin Nunes and Pep Guardiola. He wrote: “Liverpool played well against Manchester City despite Darwin Nunes doing his best to spoil it.”Instead of wasting time fighting with rival managers and being traded, Nunes should focus on why he’s not scoring more goals.
“Nunes has not scored against Liverpool in his last four games but has scored seven goals and provided five assists in all competitions for Liverpool so far in 2023/24. The 24-year-old also played at the Etihad three days after scoring a brace in Uruguay’s 3-0 win over Bolivia in CONMEBOL 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Red’s favorite mayhem machine took center stage last week when he scored the second goal in his country’s historic 2-0 win over world champions Argentina.
How many strikers will spoil Messi’s weekend and start a feud with Pep in the coming days?
Don’t listen to Garth, Darwin. It never changes.
