It wasn’t pretty, it wasn’t convincing and for Jürgen Klopp that really doesn’t matter. Liverpool made it 12 successive wins in all competitions with a slender victory over West Ham to keep the pressure firmly on Manchester City ahead of Sunday’s Manchester derby.
Liverpool’s 600th Premier League win owed as much to West Ham’s profligacy as Sadio Mané’s predatory instincts, the Senegal international deciding the outcome with a sharp first half finish before Pablo Fornals and Manuel Lanzini missed glorious chances to level. It is now 18 visits to Anfield without a win for David Moyes. His visible anguish as Lanzini skied over with only Alisson to beat was perfectly understandable.
Continue reading…It wasn’t pretty, it wasn’t convincing and for Jürgen Klopp that really doesn’t matter. Liverpool made it 12 successive wins in all competitions with a slender victory over West Ham to keep the pressure firmly on Manchester City ahead of Sunday’s Manchester derby.Liverpool’s 600th Premier League win owed as much to West Ham’s profligacy as Sadio Mané’s predatory instincts, the Senegal international deciding the outcome with a sharp first half finish before Pablo Fornals and Manuel Lanzini missed glorious chances to level. It is now 18 visits to Anfield without a win for David Moyes. His visible anguish as Lanzini skied over with only Alisson to beat was perfectly understandable. Continue reading…