Liverpool suffered a huge blow in their bid to win the Premier League title as they were beaten 1-0 by Crystal Palace at Anfield on Sunday afternoon.
The disappointing Liverpool failed
The first half of Eberechi Eze, which came after the dirty protection from the Reds, was sufficient to close all the three points of the team that won a big victory over the Mer Jerseyide. , Both in front of Liverpool on the same game, from the point of view to the title. They will revive the missing opportunities in the match against the Eagles while the host team brings together 2.87 xGs the opportunity to score, but it cannot mark the ball outside the Dean Hinderson.
There was a series of disappointing offers all over the field of the German president and a player who was now abandoned in the eleventh departure, such as midfielder Darwin Nunez.
The old Benfica star was assigned to present the Reds team, but it features a non -relevant team performance with an expensive screen at the top of the field. His first significant contribution, for the wrong reasons,
came in the first half when he raced into the box and faced Dean Henderson but was unable to fire wide and his cross from outside the box was narrowly missed by Mohamed Salah. , which was there to be exploited. The second goal came near the beginning of the first half when Nunez missed a great opportunity to tie the score at 1-1. The ball fell at his feet inside the box and his shot went straight to Henderson’s feet, when it looked like it would have gone into the goal had the shot hit either side of the goalkeeper. Darwin Nunez
Match against Crystal Palace (April 14, 2024)
Number of minutes played
66
shot
3
Great opportunities missed
Firstly
Goal
0
Go beyond precision
sixty seven%
Setting keys
0
As you can see in the table above, the Uruguay international did not have enough of the ball to drag Liverpool into the game during the 66 minutes he was on the pitch, no chances were created and three shots failed to find the back of the net.
Nunez only touched 23 balls in total, 24 fewer than goalkeeper Alisson’s 47, and this also showed his lack of influence on the game as the Red Devils’ gunners had a higher percentage of possession than him. GOAL journalist Tom Maston rated the prolific dynamo 3/10 and described his play when the ball came to him as “pretty poor”,
which was supported by the above stats. The 24-year-old striker is not a reliable player for Klopp at the top of the pitch, as evidenced by the fact that he has missed 25 ‘big chances’ in 21 Premier League matches this season. He simply wasn’t ruthless enough when given the chance. In the penalty area and it cost Liverpool on Sunday a huge error on a close-range shot.
This is why Klopp has now been forced to exclude the striker from the starting lineup, after his surprising performance against Palace, and Diogo Jota could now replace him in the team in the next few matches. The Portugal international has scored nine goals and missed just three “big chances” in 13 appearances for the Red Devils in the 2023/24 season and could replace Nunez next time out.