Kovar and his PSV teammates pulled off a shocking upset as they won 4-1 against Liverpool at Anfield, the Premier League club’s tenth loss in their last 12 matches.
The Czech Republic international, who spent six months on loan at Swindon from Manchester United in 2020, turned in an exceptional performance as he let in only one goal from 27 shots from Liverpool, which amounted to 2.5 xG.
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Kovar, who joined PSV on loan for this season from Bayer Leverkusen, has become the starter at the Philips Stadion and has the team six points clear at the top of the Eredivisie.
The result was just the second time that PSV have defeated Liverpool and their first at Anfield, in a result that has heaped further pressure on Arne Slot.
Ian Holloway said of Liverpool: “In my job, you've never cracked it, you've never done it, and you're that far away from a disaster every second.
“Why don't you ask Arne Slot? If that doesn't sum up football. What on earth was Virgil Van Dijk doing? How can you manage a game when your centre half is as good as him, suddenly does that?”