Really a moment of magic from Salah was the difference.
Shaqiri missed a very good chance with that header.
Firmino just not getting at the end of that ball in the first half.
Mane with a good chance that he fluffed with his left foot.
Salah missing an absolute sitter.
Firmino getting into a very good shooting position and shooting it straight at the goalkeeper.
Yes, a moment of magic from Salah decided it, but we created plenty of chances to score one or two other than that.
Mate, it was his first touch. A bad one, but that doesn't tell alot about his abilities.
when he was at rbl, he was a beast of a player. Honestly a complete midfielder with everything. If only we can get him to play at that level again.
I watched him occasionally for RB Leipzig, mate. I know how good he was or rather can be, but he hasn't shown anything near the quality he showed for RB Leipzig yet for us. He was good against Palace, Spurs and for that half against Burnley. Other than that he has been pretty bang average and is being pushed off the ball far too easily. He seems to have lost that steel he showed for RB Leipzig where he picked up the occasional red card. It's very likely a confidence issue, but on current form, he shouldn't be near the starting eleven in my opinion. Show what you can when given the time as a substitute and fight your way into the team. He is not doing that at the moment.
All in all, a very mature game against a team with the best defensive record bar the top six teams and it showed. They defended superbly well.
Either Robertson or Firmino my MOTM.
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