Darwin Nunes carried the ball, as he did last season, before setting up Mohamed Salah against Everton. Few teams in the Premier League can match Liverpool in this area. The recent Merseyside derby was, as it often is, a strange affair. Liverpool broke the deadlock with a penalty kick from none other than Everton, and the commentators had a close encounter until the 75th minute.
As Jurgen Klopp pointed out when speaking to the media about missing the opener, United did not attack well. “I don’t think we even had a chance. It was a great situation where we had a 4-on-1 counter-attack, a 4-on-2 counter-attack. ‘With the quality we have, you have to play better on the final pass,'” he said. said (Echo).The data backs it up. By Opta’s definition, the Reds had three counterattacks, the most in a game this season. However, only two of them scored, and only one managed to score in the 97th minute.
The Uruguayan scored on his first transfer (at least five metres), dribbled from Liverpool’s side of the center circle to D on the edge of the Blues’ penalty area, before delivering a key pass. Competition 2023/24. This is the same total he scored in the Merseyside derby at Anfield in his first season at Manchester United. It would be nice to see more assists like this, but if you can provide an assist in this game, you will continue to support Liverpool fans. Nunez isn’t the only one to score prominently this season, ending with a goal for the Reds. Salah took the first two and used his dribbling ability to find space to support Chelsea and Wolves’ Luis Diaz and Andy Robertson.
In the only goal not to feature an Egyptian player, Alexis McAllister registered his first assist for Liverpool thanks to a superb finish from Darwin.The Argentine’s ability to create chances was similar to that of Trent Alexander-Arnold last season. The right-back had put Liverpool ahead in the fourth but wanted to get a little closer to the opposition goal before sending in a brilliant pass. What Nunes delivers is likely to bring the fans to their feet.
The Reds’ post also emphasizes the importance of looking at any given metric from multiple angles. Liverpool are sixth in wins but fourth in progressive possession and third in possession in the final third, with Nunez putting in a huge display on Saturday. Just as Klopp wanted his men to counter-attack more against Everton, he probably wanted to dribble better to take their opponents out of the game. However, if Liverpool can continue to provide assists regardless, they could take a significant lead in the title race.
