New Delhi: With ninety seconds left in a decisive victory against Manchester City, Liverpool’s ecstatic, rain-soaked fans called it quits. As Liverpool completed the victory that puts them 11 points ahead of the competition, the words “We’re going to win the league” reverberated through the empty sky blue seats at Etihad Stadium. They’re correct. The league will be won by Liverpool. Even if there may be hundreds of words written about it, the 2-0 victory at Etihad, coupled with Arsenal’s defeat at home to West Ham on Saturday, means that the title battle for this season is over.
In recent seasons, there have been numerous title celebrations at Etihad Stadium. This one sounded and looked like another. This was different from the playing out of another addition to Pep Guardiola’s roll of honor since Liverpool’s supporters were yelling “hand it over” instead. Football can be an odd, unpredictable game, and the race could not be mathematically governed.
However, the fact that a remorseless Liverpool club that has only lost one league game this season—at home against Nottingham Forest in September—will drop an 11-point lead with 11 games remaining is not that odd or unexpected. Seven of those games will take place at Anfield. Arsenal is up for the match. The significance of their current game is diminishing. Slot won’t want Liverpool to make mistakes now, but even if they do, Arsenal will need to win nearly every game, which is more than a team that tends to falter under duress.
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Liverpool bossed the game at Etihad
Liverpool’s lead at halftime was sufficient to secure all three points from the Etihad, extending their Premier League winning streak to 23 games and their lead at the top to 11 points. After just 14 minutes, Salah gave Slot’s team the lead with their first attempt on goal. However, shortly after the half-hour mark, they appeared to be pinned back, but Marmoush’s goal was disallowed for offside. Five minutes later, the Reds would capitalize on their good fortune and take a two-goal lead at halftime when Salah turned provider for Szoboslzai.
Although Klopp’s so-called “heavy metal football” may not have produced the same fireworks, Liverpool still have the formidable Salah, and this season, Slot’s addition of relentless efficiency has given them the whole package. The cold-blooded excitement of the Klopp era is now merged into Slot’s emotionless style. He has taken on the role of an icon’s successor and made Liverpool better. The champions-elect’s possession percentage in the victory at City was only 33.9%. In addition, they had less touches inside the box (27 versus 40) and fewer shots (eight versus 16) than City.
The title race is over now
The data that demonstrate Liverpool’s superiority in so many important categories further highlight their dominance of current Premier League season. With 64 goals, Slot’s machine has more goals than any other team. With 452 shots and 173 shots on goal, Liverpool leads the league. They are at the top of almost every metric you might use to gauge their success, as the table above demonstrates. Mohamed Salah is at the center of it all.
He scored the first goal with his 30th of the season and set up Dominik Szoboszlai for the second, thus securing the victory before halftime. Liverpool’s dominance of the current Premier League season is further highlighted by the statistics showing their advantage in so many crucial categories. Slot’s machine has more goals than any other squad with 64. Liverpool leads the league with 173 shots on goal and 452 shots overall.
The table above shows that they are at the top of nearly every metric you could use to measure their success. At the heart of it all is Mohamed Salah. He secured the victory before halftime by scoring the first goal with his 30th of the season and setting up Dominik Szoboszlai for the second. Prior to this, Liverpool had only triumphed once in their last 15 league road games against City. Those setbacks will have been compensated for by victory. If this league season ends up being a Liverpool procession, it wouldn’t be shocking.
Liverpool were not at their best against Manchester City, but somehow they managed to beat them 2-0 at Etihad. However, the highlighted fact from the game would certainly be the fact that now the title is theirs to lose from here on. Football Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
