Liverpool defeated Toulouse 5-1 at Anfield, taking a step closer to the Europa League knockout stages.
The team led by Jurgen Klopp defeated the French team with ease, maintaining their unblemished record in the competition this year.
Diogo Jota broke through the Everton defense to give the Reds the early advantage, but Klopp made eight changes from the team that won the Merseyside Derby the previous Saturday.Toulouse equalized on the counterattack when Darwin Nunez and Wataru Endo scored two goals in as many minutes to give Liverpool a two-goal lead at the half. Thijs Dallinga, however, escaped the offside trap to run away and roll a finish past Caoimhin Kelleher.
The fourth goal was scored by Ryan Gravenberch, who was Liverpool’s best player of the game. The Dutch midfielder scored the goal after Darwin Nunez, in a crazy sequence of events, struck the post. The forward then went around the goalkeeper and struck the woodwork with the goal gaping.
On an incredibly successful evening for Liverpool, Mohamed Salah came off the bench to record a fifth goal. With five points more than Union Saint-Gilloise and their defeated opponents, Liverpool currently leads Group E.The summer acquisition Gravenberch, who turned in his greatest performance since leaving Bayern Munich, was likewise highly praised by the German.
He is a skilled athlete. The fact that he is once again truly loving football makes me very happy for him. His ball acceleration during his first touch is amazing. He hasn’t even reached halfway. The upside is that he still has a lot of room for improvement.
