Storm Ciarán rampaged when Liverpool were at the Vitality Stadium in early November and they won to progress in the Carabao Cup. On Sunday, another weather warning and another strong message came with the arrival of Isha Storm. Liverpool are back from their winter break and have their sights set on the Premier League title.
Darwin Storm has blown once again. Darwin Núñez scored the winning goal in the cup tie, and it was his goal at the end of some of the most masterful team moves at the beginning of the second half that turned the game in his team’s favor.
The Uruguayan was very good in the second half, with all his power and threat, he was also involved in the second goal that secured the points; Liverpool increased their lead over Manchester City to five points. extra game.
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Diogo Jota applied the finish after Núñez challenged Illia Zabarnyi and substitute Cody Gakpo played the killer pass. Núñez had the final say after Jota made it 3-0 again after the first miscue. Joe Gomez’s cross was beautiful, what about the finish, Núñez directed the volley into the far corner with the outside of his right boot.
Liverpool is fighting on four fronts; The second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final will be at Fulham on Wednesday night, with a 2-1 lead from the first leg. What they want most is the league title and the way they shifted gears aggressively after a slow first half showed their confidence.
Having made the necessary adjustments under Andoni Iraola, Bournemouth are now in a different situation compared to the beginning of November. There was a pre-match statistic showing that they were a formidable team in the league in the last eight matches.
They kept Liverpool at arm’s length in the first period, marshalling bodies when necessary; Neto was not nervous in the goal. When Harvey Elliott slid the ball in from the right wing for Luis Díaz, his cross was blocked before coming off him and heading out. He summed up the first half for Klopp’s team. Núñez mistimed a volley attempt at the far post. The home fans chanted, “You’re such a piece of shit, Andy Carroll.” Liverpool fans enjoyed saying this at the end of the match.
In the 36th minute, while Justin Kluivert was interfering with Díaz, focusing on the ball, he could not do anything and hit his opponent’s lower leg. It looked bad in replays and it looked like VAR might intervene. He did not do so due to Kluivert escaping without yellow or red. Liverpool had continued to play for a while while Díaz was writhing in agony, perhaps they didn’t think it was that bad at the time. Players have been sent off for similar issues this season.
Bournemouth came into action as an attacking bid just before the break, seeing several shots blocked and creating real excitement when Luis Sinisterra fed Kluivert and crossed low for Ryan Christie to run. Frustratingly for Bournemouth, he was unable to convert from close range.
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Klopp had to manage without his two leaders; injured Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah on Africa Cup of Nations duty; He picked up a hamstring problem to boot. Having missed many players and losing Curtis Jones towards the end with a muscle problem, the Liverpool manager started with Núñez on the left and Jota in the middle; This was the setup that inspired the FA Cup win at Arsenal a fortnight ago.
Klopp had Núñez in the center and Jota on the right at the start of the second half, a decision that paid immediate dividends. His groundbreaking goal move was highlighted with precision and technique; Jones tapped his chest to control Ibrahima Konaté’s crossfield ball, firing the ball and softly releasing Jota on the bounce. He knew where Núñez was and found him for the first time. Núñez knew where the bottom corner was and found it for the first time. Liverpool turned the screw. Jota felt Zabarnyi’s touch at the far end of the penalty area and went down to ask for a penalty, but the penalty did not come – it might have happened – while Conor Bradley headed in a good position after Núñez came to the byline and crossed. Bradley emerged with honors at right-back and would be credited with the assist of Jota’s second goal after crossing low.
The needle lasted. Lewis Cook was booked for a hack at Bradley and there was a bit of a fuss during the operation to resolve the mix-up which left Klopp exchanging angry words with the Bournemouth bench. Klopp could have been happier with his team’s performance in the second half as they came through clearly with control and authority. He could also introduce several young players on the bench: Owen Beck, Bobby Clark and Kaide Gordon.
Bournemouth were promising in the first half but it would turn out to be an ordeal for them; Their woes were complete when substitutes David Brooks and Kieffer Moore squandered superb chances in eight minutes of stoppage time.