Man City doesn’t let up
Liverpool attacks Chelsea with Klopp football
January 31, 2024, 11:16 p.m
Jürgen Klopp has announced his departure from Liverpool FC. But the team does not fall into lethargy, on the contrary: with the best Klopp football, Chelsea FC is being torn apart in the Premier League. Manchester City also wins very confidently.
Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool FC remain on course in the Premier League. The team of the German team manager, who will step down after the season, gave Chelsea FC no chance in the 4-1 (2-0) win at Anfield Road and extended their lead at the top of the table to five points. The 56-year-old justified his decision to resign by saying he was running out of energy. But that doesn’t apply to his team. With spectacular and dominant football, the team was reminiscent of the legendary heavy metal years.
Diogo Jota (23rd) and the extremely strong youngster Conor Bradley (39th) with his first goal for the professionals and a total of two assists made things clear in the first half. In addition, Darwin Núñez (45th + 2) only hit the right post with a penalty kick – Klopp didn’t even want to look before he took it. There was only one scene before the break in which the Reds had a bit of luck. Defense chief Virgil van Dijk hit opponent Conor Gallagher in the penalty area, but it wasn’t enough for the referee to blow the whistle.
After the break, former Leipzig player Dominik Szoboszlai (65th) made everything clear. The game became a little less intense and the guests at least got a little better. After the goal by Christopher Nkunku (71st), also a former RB professional, Luiz Diaz (79th) restored the old distance against the often overwhelmed guests. Previously, the outstanding Núñez had only hit the crossbar. Harvey Elliot missed the margin. There was also a contentious scene in the Liverpool penalty area in the second half, and van Dijk was involved again. He had clearly kicked Nkunku in the foot. The striker fell very theatrically – there was no penalty.
Werner provides an assist for Tottenham
With 51 points, Klopp’s team remains in first place after 22 games. Five points behind Liverpool are defending champions Manchester City, who easily won 3-1 (2-0) against relegation-threatened Burnley FC during striker Erling Haaland’s comeback. However, Pep Guardiola’s team played one less game. Arsenal FC is third (46). Argentinian world champion Julian Alvarez gave the Skyblues (16th/22nd) a clear early lead with a brace, Rodri (46th) decided the game immediately after the break. In the 71st minute, Haaland made his first appearance since December 6th. The Norwegian had to take a break for almost eight weeks due to a stress reaction in his foot.
Playmaker and club legend Kevin De Bruyne overtook legendary striker Wayne Rooney in the list of the most successful assist providers in the Premier League with his 104th assist on Alvarez’s second goal. Ahead of De Bruyne are the Welshman Ryan Giggs (162) and the Spaniard Cesc Fàbregas (111).
Meanwhile, German national player Timo Werner and Tottenham Hotspur won 3-2 (0-1) against FC Brentford. The striker, on loan from Bundesliga club RB Leipzig, provided the assist for Brennan Johnson’s goal to make it 2-1 (49′). Detiny Udogie (48th) and Richarlison (56th) also scored in the entertaining and heated London derby. Brentford initially took the lead through Neal Maupay (15th). Ivan Toney scored the next goal (67th). Spurs improved to fourth place in the table with the win.