{"id":309,"date":"2020-09-12T19:07:42","date_gmt":"2020-09-12T19:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jedvine.co.uk\/?p=309"},"modified":"2023-10-13T11:18:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T11:18:00","slug":"liverpool-leeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jedvine.co.uk\/?p=309","title":{"rendered":"LIVERPOOL 4-3 LEEDS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color:#ce0003\" class=\"has-inline-color\">LIVERPOOL<\/span> 4-3 <span style=\"color:#bebebe\" class=\"has-inline-color\">LEEDS<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<a id=\"Y31w71I8TEdQWO0hkpzMPg\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1272130676\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Y31w71I8TEdQWO0hkpzMPg',sig:'W7qKsAdfqtOklgW_CuhkfkOFd1wjnQHAQk36LsES5Cs=',w:'594px',h:'367px',items:'1272130676',caption: false ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src=\"\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\" async=\"\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Written by<\/em><strong><em> Jed Vine<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MATCH EVENTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>4&#8242;<span style=\"color:#0ca300\" class=\"has-inline-color\"> GOAL<\/span><span style=\"color:#22a300\" class=\"has-inline-color\"> <\/span><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">&#8211; <\/span><span style=\"color:#d70000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Mohamed Salah<\/span><span style=\"color:#22a300\" class=\"has-inline-color\"> <\/span><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">(Penalty)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12&#8242;<span style=\"color:#04a714\" class=\"has-inline-color\"> GOAL<\/span> &#8211;<span style=\"color:#9da4ab\" class=\"has-inline-color\"> Jack Harrison<\/span> (Assist &#8211; <span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">Kalvin Phillips<\/span>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20&#8242;<span style=\"color:#0aa102\" class=\"has-inline-color\"> GOAL<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#db0004\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Virgil van Dijk<\/span> (Assist &#8211; <span style=\"color:#c80003\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Andy Robertson<\/span>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>30&#8242;<span style=\"color:#1ea300\" class=\"has-inline-color\"> GOAL <\/span>&#8211; <span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">Patrick Bamford<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>33&#8242;<span style=\"color:#03a300\" class=\"has-inline-color\"> GOAL<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#cc000a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Mohamed Salah<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>66&#8242;<span style=\"color:#00a30a\" class=\"has-inline-color\"> GOAL<\/span> &#8211; <span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">Mateusz Klich<\/span> (Assist &#8211; <span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">Helder Costa<\/span>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>88&#8242;<span style=\"color:#0ca300\" class=\"has-inline-color\"> GOAL<\/span> &#8211; <span style=\"color:#d80007\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Mohamed Salah<\/span> (Penalty)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">OVERVIEW<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There was an instantaneous Premier League classic on Saturday as both of last season&#8217;s league champions battled to produce a 4-3 epic at Anfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just four minutes into Leeds&#8217; first top-flight game in 16 years, debutant Robin Koch gave away a penalty, as Mohamed Salah&#8217;s strike hit his outstretched arm. It was the Egyptian who stepped up, and he smashed his penalty into the roof of the net.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Championship winners weren&#8217;t going to go down without a fight, though. Kalvin Phillips played a ball over the Liverpool back line to Man City loanee Jack Harrison, and the winger knocked the ball past Trent Alexander-Arnold with ease, before smashing a shot past Alisson at the near post, clawing the Whites level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just eight minutes later, Liverpool were ahead again. Robertson swung in a corner, and Koch lost his man in the box; that unmarked man just so happened to be Virgil van Dijk, and the Dutchman&#8217;s header proved too powerful for Meslier to keep out. Yet it was van Dijk who was to blame for Leeds&#8217; second equaliser, as he failed to deal with Klich&#8217;s ball over the top, and Bamford was able to poke home his first Premier League goal since May 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not to be pegged back for long, Liverpool went ahead again. Struijk&#8217;s clearance from a free-kick only found Salah, and the attacker was able to arrow a half-volley right into the top corner just three minutes after the Reds had conceded. A topsy-turvy but brilliantly entertaining first half ended with Liverpool ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Leeds managed to grab yet ANOTHER equaliser. Helder Costa&#8217;s cross into the box was masterfully controlled by Klich, and the Polish midfielder smashed a shot past Alisson into the back of the net, and the underdogs were on level terms once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Liverpool mounted some late pressure on the Leeds back line, and their efforts were vindicated when statement signing Rodrigo&#8217;s clumsy challenge on Fabinho saw Liverpool awarded their second penalty of the game. In the 88&#8242; minute, Salah stepped up to pass the ball past Meslier from 12 yards, completing his hat-trick in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A truly valiant display from the top-flight newcomers, and Bielsa&#8217;s side will be disappointed to be leaving Anfield with no points on the table. Liverpool, whilst not playing their best football, still managed to overcome a real opening-day test, thanks to three goals from their Egyptian king.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PLAYER RATINGS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LIVERPOOL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alisson &#8211; 5.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trent Alexander-Arnold &#8211; 6.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joe Gomez &#8211; 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Virgil van Dijk &#8211; 7.5 <strong><span style=\"color:#03a300\" class=\"has-inline-color\">(GOAL 20&#8242;)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andy Robertson &#8211; 8 <span style=\"color:#0700a3\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>(ASSIST 20&#8242;)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Georginio Wijnaldum &#8211; 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jordan Henderson &#8211; 7.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Naby Ke\u00efta &#8211; 7.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mohamed Salah &#8211; 10 (MOTM)<\/strong> <span style=\"color:#03a300\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>(GOAL 4&#8242;, 33&#8242;, 88&#8242;)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<a id=\"9eiSLLmjTs5ZWbpTN_PhQA\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1272130753\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'9eiSLLmjTs5ZWbpTN_PhQA',sig:'X1v50SrIBY1HIfWyYpc7OIcQCUp2AgrBCXUU8UFHjvU=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1272130753',caption: false ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src=\"\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\" async=\"\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Roberto Firmino &#8211; 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sadio Mane &#8211; 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Subs:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fabinho &#8211; 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Curtis Jones &#8211; 6.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joel Mateo &#8211; N\/A<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LEEDS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Illan Meslier &#8211; 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luke Ayling &#8211; 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robin Koch &#8211; 5.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pascal Struijk &#8211; 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stuart Dallas &#8211; 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kalvin Phillips &#8211; 7.5<strong><span style=\"color:#2200a3\" class=\"has-inline-color\"> (ASSIST 12&#8242;)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Helder Costa &#8211; 7.5 <strong><span style=\"color:#2b00a3\" class=\"has-inline-color\">(ASSIST 66&#8242;)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pablo Hern\u00e1ndez &#8211; 6.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mateusz Klich &#8211; 8.5 <span style=\"color:#07a300\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>(GOAL 66&#8242;)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jack Harrison &#8211; 8 <span style=\"color:#07a300\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>(GOAL 12&#8242;)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick Bamford &#8211; 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