Liverpool couldn’t take anything for granted this season. Especially considering the midfield changes in the summer. But the pace of improvement cannot be underestimated.
There is still a lot of work to do (and this was very evident against Fulham), but it is clear that Liverpool are heading in the right direction.
After a very disappointing performance against Marco Silva’s side, Liverpool unexpectedly found a way to victory. But it was not good news. With increasing injury problems and an extended fixture schedule, another Liverpool player could be unavailable, which is not ideal. If he doesn’t, others will have to stand up and be held accountable, no matter how long it takes. Trent Alexander-Arnold opened the scoring against Fulham with a superb free-kick (it wasn’t his goal as it was deflected by the keeper) but nobody could pull off the winner.
After the win at Fulham, Jurgen Klopp was asked about the injury that ruled Joel Matip out of the Premier League. The second half is at Anfield. His response was that he could not give a specific recovery time, but that it would not be a quick recovery.Whatever the case, it looks like Matip will be out for some time as Liverpool enter the busiest weeks of the season.
You may have missed the news that Steven Gerrard was forced to apologize to Al Etifaq fans following this weekend’s shock defeat. Despite the play of Jordan Henderson and Gini Wijnaldum, Gerrard’s men failed to get the results they wanted due to poor performances.
After starting the campaign well, Al-Ettifaq began to struggle. “I apologize to the fans,” Gerrard said, via the ECHO. “The performance was not what we expected.” Al Etifaq have won just once in their last nine matches.
