Liverpool’s relentless march to the Premier League title continued with a superb 2-0 victory over an in-form aspect Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon.
Arne Slot would have been cautious of the menace the Cherries possess, particularly after they shocked Nottingham Forest in midweek, scoring 5 targets towards the aspect that sit third within the Premier League desk.
Realizing that his aspect would go 9 factors away from Arsenal with a win on the Vitality Stadium, the Anfield outfit delivered an expert efficiency on the south coast.
It comes as no shock that Mohamed Salah was the hero, scoring each of Liverpool’s efforts to achieve 178 Premier League targets, overtaking Frank Lampard to develop into the sixth-highest scorer within the historical past of the competitors.
A brand new contract for the Egyptian talisman hasn’t materialised but, however certainly it gained’t be lengthy earlier than Slot presents a suggestion.
Mohamed Salah’s sport in numbers vs Bournemouth
Salah was as influential as ever for the Reds. His first objective was a well-taken penalty after simply half-hour earlier than he netted a pleasant curling effort within the second half to safe his brace and guarantee Liverpool took house three factors.
He additionally made two key passes, registered 4 pictures, delivered one correct cross and succeeded with two of his three dribble makes an attempt all through the sport.
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Bournemouth vs Liverpool – Key Statistics |
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Metric |
Highest-Ranked |
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Correct passes |
Illia Zabarnyi (48) |
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Key passes |
Dominik Szoboszlai (3) |
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Tackles |
Ryan Gravenberch (7) |
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Floor duels gained |
Ryan Gravenberch (9) |
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Pictures on course |
Mohamed Salah (3) |
Who is aware of the place the membership could be with out their star man and if he stays match and on this type of kind over the approaching months, the Anfield aspect may win a few main trophies.
It’s a group effort, nonetheless. As such, Ryan Gravenberch is the fulcrum behind their title cost, little question about that.
The Liverpool star who’s driving the title cost
The Dutchman has started every single top-flight sport for the Reds this season, signifying his significance to the trigger as Slot goals to win the title in his first season as supervisor.
He could have registered simply two assists, however his job in controlling the midfield has been essential throughout the membership’s title cost over the last few months.
Towards the Cherries, Gravenberch not solely succeeded with 93% of his passes, however the midfielder additionally gained 9 floor duels, misplaced possession on simply three events and made a staggering seven tackles all through the 90 minutes.
Salah could have gotten the targets, however Gravenberch deserves the plaudits after one other flawless show.
The 22-year-old acquired a match rating of 7/10 from Danny Gallagher on the Anfield Watch, who acknowledged that ‘a giant, elegant, statue of ball-playing midfielder is strictly what you need on gritty afternoons like this, and the Reds’ most-improved participant of the season delivered’.
Ship he did. If Liverpool go on to win their twentieth home title in Might, Salah’s targets could effectively show to be the deciding issue. However in Gravenberch, they’ve solidity within the midfield space, which, throughout tight video games like in the present day, helps massively.
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