On Sunday, Liverpool wrapped off their most recent Premier League games with a well-earned but easy victory over Brentford.
With two goals from Mohamed Salah and one from Diogo Jota, the Reds defeated the Londoners 3-0 and deservedly won. Because of the outcome, Jurgen Klopp’s team is only one point behind leaders Manchester City heading into the third international break of the season.
Nonetheless, a lot happened throughout the ninety minutes at Anfield that was overlooked or went unreported.
Not the players or the owners, but Pochettino is the finest thing about Chelsea right now, Carragher stated on Sky Sports.
“That man is crucial. I doubt Chelsea could have chosen a better manager if one had been available if they wanted to resume winning trophies.” All around him needs to get better.
Carragher continued, “I think Pochettino deserves credit for turning Stamford Bridge’s ambitious recruitment drive—which aimed to buy mostly young players from throughout the world—into a success.
That hasn’t worked, as we now know,” he remarked.
It’s been disorganised. It has not gone well. It is ineffective.
When asked if recent performance indicated Chelsea’s array of young players were improving, Carragher responded, “That’s because of the manager.”
“This group of players is beyond what the manager can get out of them in big games.”
Paul Tierney’s contribution to energising Joel Matip and the crowd just prior to the first goal unintentionally made him an inspiration for Liverpool. However, Jurgen Klopp was already agitated by the referee.
In an attempt to maintain the momentum of their attack, Tierney pushed play back, allowing Brentford to reset before the Reds could retake the free kick.
And then there was Klopp, furious at what had happened, running down the touchline with his hands over his mouth.
Mad Matip
After a challenge with Christian Norgaard, Mad Matip was taken aback by Tierney’s decision to not only book but also punish him; his amusing response went viral.
The Liverpool centre back was irritated by the referees on other occasions, though. Enter a less dramatic scene in the second half when Matip was called for pushing his opponent in the Brentford penalty area while attempting to win a corner.
When he feels aggrieved, there aren’t many more entertaining sights in football than the Cameroonian. Joel, never change.
Van Dijk triumphant
It’s hard to argue against the claim that Virgil van Dijk is in an imperious form once more. And strikers on the other side are well aware of that.
Watch how Bryan Mbeumo reacted when Brentford manager Thomas Frank called him to the touchline during a halftime break in play, telling his forward to spend more time in central areas and less time out wide.
Mbeumo’s response implied that, considering Van Dijk’s height disparity, it would be an especially pointless task for him. Thus it turned out.
It’s with Alisson.
Before the half, there was one more hilarious incident when Alisson Becker ran out of his goal and proceeded to play a complex ball towards the left flank with the outside of his right foot.
The Brentford end was jubilant as it seemed the ball was going out of play based on its original trajectory.
The home audience was even more ecstatic when Diogo Jota won a throw-in by playing it off Kristoffer Ajer because of the pass’s curvature, which caused it to hug the touchline. Braziliane.
