The Chilean striker started in his side’s 3-1 defeat at Anfield, in a clash of English league extremes. With this victory, the Reds are leaders, two units ahead of Arsenal and three ahead of City.
A true duel of extremes was the one that took place at the legendary Anfield stadium. Liverpool, one of three contenders for the 2023-24 Premier League crown, received Sheffield United from Ben Brereton Diaz , who is going through a totally different reality, whose fate is almost doomed to return to the Championship, the second category in England. Indeed, this distance between each other was evident on the scoreboard. The Reds won 3-1 at home.
Despite the numerous losses, which forced coach Jürgen Klopp to spend the decisive part of the season with several substitutes, Liverpool remains firm in the fight with Arsenal and Manchester City for the title of the most competitive league in the world. For its part, the visiting team had the national team as its main offensive weapon, even more after his remarkable performance this weekend, when scored two goals and an assist against Fulham . Now the demand was different.
Brereton started up front for Sheffield United alongside James McAtee. The former Blackburn Rovers substitute was substituted in the 63rd minute. , after Chris Wilder’s side earned a partial draw and were delighted to get a point from Anfield. Liverpool opened the scoring in the 17th minute thanks to a goal from Uruguayan Darwin Núñez, the Reds’ starting center forward. So they went for a break. The surprise came in the 58th minute, when the visitors equalized through a Conor Bradley own goal. who beat his goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher, the replacement for the Brazilian Alisson.
This momentary tie was business for Arsenal and City, who had won their respective matches. However, Klopp’s team managed to prevail. In the 76th minute, Argentinian Alexis Mac Allister made it 2-1, thanks to an assist from Colombian Luis Díaz. Then, in the 90′, the Dutchman Cody Gakpo closed the score. to put the reds at the top of the ranking.
With this victory, Liverpool takes first place in the English championship with 70 points, product of 21 wins, seven draws and two defeats. They are two units ahead of Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal, their second team, and three units ahead of Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. this completes the podium. All three played 30 games.
Sheffield United have a completely different outlook, looking doomed to relegation. He occupies last place in the ranking with 15 points. He only managed three wins in 30 matches. The penultimate team is four points behind, namely Burnley with goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux. The other team that sits in the relegation zone is Luton Town, with 22.
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