Woofftt! Thought that was our title hopes down the pan there.
I didn't think we played badly in that 2nd half to be honest. Just wasteful in the final 3rd, Mo in particular. And then one mix up and we nearly blew it. Alisson was poor for their goal. It wasn't a good header from Virgil, but it was still there to be claimed by the goalie, and instead of throwing himself on it and maybe taking a kick from Babel, he held off and tried to block the shot instead. Not good. He's been very good for us overall since he signed but I think Jürgen will have a word about that one.
But yeah, between the 2 penalty areas I thought our performance was good in the 2nd half. We passed it well, pressured well and created plenty of dangerous situations, just couldn't kill it off. Mo could really do with a goal. If only to get him to stop trying for one when there's better options all round him.
Would have been very harsh not to win that game. And we're still in the race.
[Can't believe any doubts about the penalty. Stonewaller. Gave Sadio MOTM.]
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