Sadio Mane on point with 8/10 as Liverpool overcome stubborn Crystal Palace

Liverpool survived another big scare as Roberto Firmino's late strike saw Jurgen Klopp's side edge https://www.w88thais.com/latest-entrance-w88-mobile-android-ios/ past Crystal Palace with a 2-1 win at Selhurst Park. The hosts thought they'd taken the lead through James Tomkins header just before the break, but VAR intervened before Sadio Mane, voted the No. 2 winger in the ESPN FC 100, bundled home the opening goal shortly after the restart.

Wilfried Zaha's late strike looked to have earned his side a draw, but the Reds hit back almost immediately to snatch all three points and stay eight points clear at the top of the table. Liverpool started strongly and contained Palace within their own half for the vast majority of the opening 10 minutes. Even when below their best, Klopp's men always seem to find a way to win. Victory over Palace made it 30 Premier League games unbeaten, whilst the visitors have now scored in every single league game this season.



Negatives

Palace have proven to be tricky customers in recent weeks and could have snatched an early lead, with Jordan Ayew and Zaha proving particularly troublesome for the Liverpool back four on multiple occasions. The Reds failed to produce a single shot on target in the first half and were almost punished for conceding a series of avoidable set pieces at the other end ww88 .

Manager rating (out of 10)

6 - Fresh from a week in Cape Town, the Liverpool boss probably won't have been too excited about facing a stubborn Crystal Palace side on a gloomy afternoon at Selhurst Park. His side weren't at their best, but Champions always find a way to win and the German will be pleased with his sides response to conceding.

Player ratings (1-10; 10 = best, players introduced after 70 minutes get no rating)

GK Alisson, 7 -- Despite the Liverpool back four looking vulnerable at times, the Brazilian didn't have too much to do in the opening 45 minutes where his involvement was limited to a single routine stop. Reacted quickly to beat away Andros Townsend's thunderous strike early in the second half and produced another smart stop shortly after to keep out Luka Milivojevic's piledriver.

DF Trent Alexander-Arnold, 5 -- On a mild afternoon in the capital, the young defender looked like he was suffering from cold feet in a poor display. The full-back conceded a cheap corner with a wild and wayward back pass under pressure from Patrick van Aanholt. VAR spared him further blushes when he fouled Zaha unnecessarily, but Tomkins' header from the resulting free kick was ruled out w88 line .

DF Dejan Lovren, 5 -- Looked a little shaky at the back. Displayed a lack of awareness as Ayew found it all to easy to carve a substantial gap between the Croatian and right-back Alexander-Arnold. Also guilty of giving Christian Benteke too much room to fire an acrobatic effort at goal.

DF Virgil van Dijk, 6 -- The Dutchman's commanding presence again proved vital. The towering defender, who was voted No. 1 central defender in the ESPN FC 100, proved too strong for Ayew as the busy forward looked to hold the ball up and craft a dangerous opportunity for his side. Van Dijk was ice-cool again shortly after to calmly scoop away a low cross from the right.