Roberto Firmino celebrates Liverpool's win over Southhampton

THOSE OF KLOPP ARE STILL ALIVE

Liverpool postpones City's 'alirón' after beating Southampton (1-2)

Published:18/05/2022 - 02:09h

Updated:18/05/2022 - 02:09h

Liverpool beat Southampton (1-2) on Tuesday to move within a point of Manchester City with one game to go in the Premier League. Jurgen Klopp's men played with an alternative eleven thinking about the Champions League final

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The Premier League will have an authentic 'final of photography' the next weekend. Manchester City and Liverpool arrive to the last day separated by a point after lyou ´reds' won to the Southampton the Tuesday (1-2) in pending party of the date 37. The ones of Jurgen Klopp resolved the party throwing of the bench, since the German technician reserved to the majority of his headlines thinking in the final of the Champions League.

The venues advanced in the minute 13 with a so much of the side Nathan Redmond. Of the usual headlines, only Alisson and Konaté were in the eleven, with Joe Gómez like right side and Joel Matip like first head office in place of Virgil go Dijk. Matip Would be key of the resolution of the party in the second time, in a meeting where to the Liverpool cost him go in at stake by the multiple low.

Nevertheless, the visitors devised them to him to equalise the marker before the rest. The Japanese Takumi Minamino did to cost the 'law of the ex' in the minute 27 with a powerful finish that fusiló to Alex McCarthy to put the 1-1. The goal gave confidence to some 'reds' that wasted several clear opportunities between the end of the first time and the beginning of the second part. In the 65', Klopp gave entry to Origi by Harvey Elliot to play with four forwards. Everything or at all, as they are used to to play the ones of Anfield.

You grieve two minutes after the change, Matip converted the so much of the triumph with a head butt after a corner diverted by a contrary. The 'reds' suffered in the final stretch, but attained to sustain the advantage and complete a fundamental victory to arrive with life to the last day. A tie of the Liverpool would have given the title to the City, that of the same way have everything in his hands to consecrate home the Sunday.

Another spectacular end between 'citizens' and 'reds'

To the equal that in the season 2018-19, Manchester City and Liverpool will define the title of the Premier League in the last day separated by so only a unit. The ones of Pep Guardiola have to win home to the Aston Villa to ensure the championship. By his part, the ones of Jurgen Klopp are forced to win to the Wolverhampton home and tie that the City trip in front of the villains.

To a week of the final of the Champions League in front of the Real Madrid, the ones of Anfield will look for the triplete domestic, after the obtaining of the Glass of the League and of the FA Cup. However, the worry round to the group of Merseyside, since to 10 days of the final Mohamed Salah keeps on being doubt for the final of Paris. Besides, Joe Gómez went out lesionado the Tuesday in the halftime in St Mary's Stadium. The physical wear seem 'cebarse' with the ones of Klopp.

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