Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 3-1 at Anfield on Saturday to climb above Aston Villa into fourth place in the Premier League table.
Villa lost 1-0 to Fulham on Friday night, and Liverpool finally capitalised on a team’s poor performance to further solidify their chances of playing in the Champions League next season.
Arne Slot’s future at Liverpool reportedly depends on whether or not his team qualifies for next season’s elite European knockout tournament, and he now looks on target to meet this demand from FSG.
Liverpool’s display was very encouraging despite the worrying red flags raised in major defeats to Man City and PSG, with Alexander Isak’s fantastic touch and subsequent finish to open the scoring the most pleasing moment from the win.
Isak has had an incredibly challenging debut season at Liverpool with low fitness and the broken leg he suffered against Spurs. His goal against Palace means he has four goals total, but with a few strong performances before the end of the season, he could give himself something to look back on with pride in the summer.
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Andy Robertson, who is sadly leaving Liverpool at the end of the season, struck to make it 2-0 in the first half with a goal reminiscent of the man he replaced in the starting XI in 2017: Alberto Moreno.
It’s a fitting part of the send-off for a legend who was so crucial to Liverpool winning the Champions League, Premier League and domestic cups in the Jurgen Klopp years.
Palace scored in the 71st minute, but for once this season, it wasn’t by fault of the Liverpool manager or players. Daniel Muñoz put the ball in the back of the net with a deft chip when Liverpool goalkeeper Freddie Woodman was down injured. This incident earned boos from the Anfield faithful for the rest of the game.
Florian Wirtz sealed the win with a powerful volley in the 96th minute to seal the win for Liverpool, taking his tally for Liverpool this season to seven goals and 10 assists. D
Double figures for goals and assists is now possible if he can score three goals in the remaining four games against Manchester United, Chelsea, Aston Villa and Brentford. A steep ask for a player who, until today, had managed six in 45 games, but it’s not Wirtz to achieve this.