Liverpool’s bad type continued as their 1-0 defeat at Southampton on Monday night consigned them to a 3rd straight match without a win.
It was a familiar face who scored the definitive objective with previous Reds striker Danny Ings skillfully lobbing Alisson Becker inside the very first 2 minutes to seal the win for the hosts.
The champs were off the speed throughout the St Mary’s clash, signing up simply one shot on target.
However one gamer who especially had a night to forget was Trent Alexander-Arnold, with a scary stat emerging about the Reds right-back.
Alexander-Arnold offered the ball away 38 times which is more than any other Premier League gamer has actually carried out in a match this season.
Jurgen Klopp’s side are still leading of the table however they have actually played another match than second-placed Manchester United, who they’re level on points with.
United now have the benefit in the title race, while Manchester City can likewise surpass the champs if they win their 2 video games in hand.
Alexander-Arnold was transported off in the 77th minute following his scary program, which left to the worst possible start as Ings scored after Saints captured the England star napping.
Ings got objective side of his previous colleague, acquiring James Ward-Prowse’s fast free-kick prior to remarkably looping the ball over the onrushing Alisson with his left foot.
The mistake will be viewed as extremely unlike Alexander-Arnold, nevertheless, talkSPORT’s Dean Ashton saw this coming as he highlighted a ‘a genuine problem’ in Liverpool’s defence last month.
” Trent Alexander Arnold and Joel Matip have actually got a genuine problem,” Ashton stated throughout Liverpool’s 7-0 win at Crystal Palace.
” Undoubtedly Trent wishes to press forward and be that outlet on the right-hand man side, however Ebere Eze and Wilfried Zaha are actually hugging that right-hand man side, interchanging positions and attempting to get a two-vs-one versus the full-back and Matip isn’t encountering especially rapidly.
” Alexander-Arnold, so typically his body position isn’t fantastic, he quite views the ball instead of the male and can be captured time and time once again in those positions.
” That’s the small distinction in between Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson.
” Robertson can smell threat more, he returned into cover to assist Fabinho a lot. I do not believe that’s a genuine hinderance to Alexander-Arnold, he’s still extremely young and I believe he will enhance. I believe he requires assistance.”
Liverpool had lots of time to react however hardly ever threatened. Mohamed Salah headed Sadio Hair’s cross simply over on the stroke of half time while Hair headed a corner from the left over in the last minute of the match.
Their only shot on target can be found in the 74th minute as Hair’s scuffed effort was easily conserved by Southampton’s stand-in stopper Fraser Forster.
Although the house side kicked back while Liverpool controlled ownership, Southampton looked the most likely to score with alternative Nathan Tella curling simply large while Yan Valery’s shot through Alisson’s legs did not have the needed zest to roll into the internet.
