Liverpool 2024 started well. In a match that had a frenetic pace, they beat 4-2 against Newcastle and he alone appropriated the top of the Premier League. The team of Jürgen Kloppwhich once again had Alexis Mac Allister, reached 45 points and was three ahead of the surprising Aston Villa of Dibu Martínez. Further back, with 40, are Manchester City – one game less – and Arsenal – who lost 2-1 with Fulham on Sunday. Nearby, with 39, is Tottenham, who beat Bournemouth 3-1 on Sunday with a great performance by Gio Lo Celso and a serious injury to Alejo Véliz. West Ham-Brighton closes the date this Tuesday.
It was a typical Premier League clash between Liverpool and Newcastle. Not only because of the rain, at times intense, which gave extra speed to the playing field, but also because of the intensity that remained unchanged for the 90 minutes.
The first half ended zero to zero and the person responsible was the Slovakian goalkeeper Martin Dubravka, who saved a penalty from Mo Salah and covered everything that was thrown at him. Newcastle also arrived and even shouted a goal that was ultimately disallowed by Dan Burn’s offside.
In the second half the Reds built the victory. Salah opened the account, who completed a great collective play led by Luis Díaz. However, the visit responded quickly and rebalanced the story through the Swede Alexander Isak.
Liverpool did not lower their arms and insistently sought the imbalance. Dubravka appeared again and again until Jones returned the lead to the home owner. Immediately, with Mac Allister on the court, Gakpo pushed the ball into the back of the goal after some genius from Salah, who will miss the next matches because he is going to play the Africa Cup with Egypt.
Newcastle, injured, went to look for the discount and found it with a header from Botman, who jumped higher than everyone in a corner to make it 2-3 partial. However, that chip on the scoreboard was short-lived because Mac Allister made a beautiful pass to Diogo Jota, who was knocked down by Dubravka as he headed for the goal. The VAR reviewed – the touch was almost imperceptible – and Salah, this time, did not fail from the 12 steps.