AFPMohamed Salah celebrates his winning goal with the fans at Anfield.
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Arne Slot can call himself trainer of the proud leader in the <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/premier-league-manchester-citys-turnover-for-the-first-time-higher-than-manchester-uniteds/" title="Premier League – Manchester City's turnover for the first time higher than Manchester United's”>Premier League for at least a week. In the Dutch match with Brighton & Hove Albion, in which no fewer than seven (or eight) Dutch players came within the lines, Liverpool recorded a difficult 2-1 victory.
Leader Manchester City suffered an unexpected 2-1 defeat at Bournemouth and had to give up first place. Competitor Arsenal also suffered a painful defeat: the London club lost 1-0 at Newcastle United.
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For the second time in four days, the two Dutch-tinged Premier League clubs faced each other.
Last Wednesday, Cody Gakpo played a starring role in Liverpool’s 3-2 win at Brighton in the League Cup. The Dutch international scored two goals, the first of which was of extraordinary beauty.
It is not surprising that coach Slot gave Gakpo his third starting place this competition at Anfield. In fact, there were more Dutch on the field at Anfield than English. In addition to Gakpo, Slot also sent Virgil van Dijk and Ryan Gravenberch into the field.
The only 31-year-old Brighton coach Fabian Hürzeler started with goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen, Joël Veltman and Jan Paul van Hecke. He still kept Mats Wieffer in reserve.
Kadioglu opens the scoring
It was another Dutchman who claimed the leading role in the initial phase. Ferdi Kadioglu, who grew up in Arnhem, and is now an international player for Turkey, scored the opening goal after just fifteen minutes with a diagonal shot.
Pro ShotsFerdi Kadioglu scored his first goal against Liverpool in his match for Brighton & Hove Albion.
For Kadioglu it was his first goal since he came from Fenerbahçe for no less than 30 million euros this summer. And that could have been two before half-time, if Kadioglu had aimed a volley inside the posts.
The best chances were anyway for the visitors, as Georginio Rutter also had a great chance but found goalkeeper Caoimhín Kelleher. And the Irish goalkeeper was later lucky that a curling free kick from Danny Wellbeck ended up in the side netting.
Different keg
After the break, Liverpool turned things around and goalkeeper Verbruggen got the chance to excel: first he kept Van Dijk from scoring an equalizer and then he beat Mohamed Salah in a one-on-one duel.
Just when desperation seemed to be gaining the upper hand, Liverpool leveled. The 1-1 was scored by Gakpo, who saw a cross via Van Hecke’s blond locks end up in the goal.
AFPArne Slot is the proud leader in the Premier League after the tenth round with Liverpool.
The equalizer had a liberating effect for Liverpool, because less than two minutes later, Salah hit the ball untenably into the far cross after a quick break: 2-1.
Painful defeat City
Liverpool became the big winner of this round, as leader Manchester City surprisingly lost to Bournemouth. With Justin Kluivert in the starting line-up and Dean Huijsen on the bench, Bournemouth took a brutal lead through Antoine Semenyo.
Kevin De Bruyne, back in coach Pep Guardiola’s selection after a month and a half of injuries, watched it with dismay from the bench.
Pro ShotsAntoine Semenyo celebrates Bournemouth’s 1-0 against leaders Manchester City.
Guardiola also covered his eyes when Evanilson put Bournemouth 2-0 after the break. The assist for both goals came from the foot of former AZ player Milos Kerkez.
De Bruyne also remained on the bench after the break, but shortly after compatriot Jeremy Doku’s substitute, defender Josko Gvardiol headed in the tying goal: 2-1. However, Bournemouth, with Huijsen as an extra lock on the door in the final phase, did not let it happen.
Por ShotsManchester City coach Pep Guardiola covers his eyes in the match against Bournemouth.
Arsenal, who started with Jurriën Timber, suffered their second league defeat when they visited Newcastle United.
Newcastle, which was too strong for Tottenham Hotspur (2-1) at home earlier this season and held national champion Manchester City at 1-1, had not yet been dangerous when it took the lead after just under fifteen minutes.
A flawless cross from Anthony Gordon ended up on the head of Alexander Isak, who headed it hard: 1-0.
Pro ShotsAlexander Isak celebrates his goal
Arsenal, which has had to do without captain and designer Martin Ødegaard since mid-September, initially got no further than a shot in a scrimmage by Mikel Merino, which was turned by the back of Lewis Hall.
Roller
Immediately after the break, Joe Willock forced Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya to dive to prevent worse for the Londoners. With the next opportunity, the midfielder drove the ball high.
Arsenal were unable to beat the fiercely playing home team, who, encouraged by their own fans, emerged victorious in almost every match. Declan Rice nevertheless saw a roller disappear just wide of the Newcastle goal after a short slalom.
Pro ShotsArsenal striker Bukayo Saka is disappointed after a missed opportunity
Arsenal tried to squeeze out a final offensive with a few substitutions, but that didn’t really get off the ground. It was only in extra time that Rice came close to the equalizer, but he headed wide from a promising position.
