Liverpool stayed in the Premier League title race with a win over relegation-threatened Burnley on Tuesday night.Darwin Nunes scored his first goal in 13 games before substitute Diogo Jota scored to give the Reds a 2-0 win.
The result means Jurgen Klopp’s men have lost just one of their last 30 matches and are two points clear despite having played more games than Arsenal. But there was a lot that went unnoticed or under the radar during the game. 90 minutes at Turf Moor Darwin Nunes loved life in Lancashire.
After ending his scoring drought and taking a significant weight off his shoulders, the Uruguayan made an encouraging step in attack. Even after the final whistle, he was having a good time as he went to celebrate with his teammates.
In fact, Núñez was so engrossed that he started singing Diogo Jota’s songs, much to the delight and attention of the traveling Kop. Remember, Liverpool fans loved the Portuguese even before he scored. After returning to the first team.
Just watching Jota warm up in the first half was enough for the away fans to get his autograph. However, the new Reds fell out of favor with referee Paul Tierney, whose decision-making was confusing at times.
Of course, this has become the traditional message for Liverpool fans to officially hurry up. But Liverpool should have been assured of victory with good refereeing and finishing long before Jota’s 90th-minute goal, so Burnley were denied a goal despite some swearing. But that didn’t stop Allison Becker from getting a little upset. His clean sheet was threatened and the hosts looked for consolation in extra time.
After Burnley’s last-ditch attack failed, the keeper got his hands on the ball and began sending angry messages to everyone nearby, but it was blocked at the final whistle. At that moment, Alisson decided to release the tension by shooting the ball straight into the air. Be patient, Ali.
There was a funny moment at half-time when Burnley announced a new game inviting a select group of fans to drop coins into slots and see where they land to win prizes.
Prizes ranged from a signed home shirt, a bottle of Burnley water, to one unfortunate soul who was down on his luck at all.But nothing was funnier than one of the youngest competitors being asked by the stadium announcer if he was excited to compete in front of over 21,000 spectators. “Not.” he answered. “Frightening!”
