On 30 April, in the 35th round of the Premier League, Liverpool played Newcastle away. Keita won with one shot, Liverpool beat Newcastle 1-0, and Liverpool, who scored 82 points in 34 games, won the "top experience card" for 5 hours. This is also the opening point for Liverpool after Klopp's contract extension. In the past 14 Premier League games, Liverpool have won 13 and drawn 13 and have rushed to steal 40 points
The title battle between Manchester City and Liverpool is still the theme song of the Premier League. Liverpool, who have 79 points in 33 games, are temporarily one point behind Manchester City. If they win against Newcastle, Liverpool will be happy to mention the 5-hour "top-of-the-list experience card". Díaz, Jota and Mane form a trident, with Salah sitting on the bench.
Liverpool showed a strong oppressive force, firmly suppressing Newcastle on the scene; the strong running ability in the midfield, attacking wave after wave. In the 19th minute, Liverpool broke the deadlock:
Milner instigated the attack, and Newcastle's defender Charles stepped forward to confront Milner. Milner poked the ball out, Henderson split the ball into the right rib, Jota passed again, Naby Keita got the ball and swung past the goalkeeper, and the left-footed push was sent into the net, giving Liverpool a 1-0 lead!
The whole Team of Newcastle protested
Klopp celebrated with his signature "Farmer's Three Punches", but Newcastle players protested and complained to the referee that Milner had fouled Schal before Keita scored.
Let's see what happened – Milner reached out and poked the ball out, and as she slid along, Milner collided with Schal, who fell to the ground injured. However, Milner met the ball first, there was no foul, and the goal was valid.
In the real-time standings, Liverpool surpassed Manchester City and temporarily topped the table!
In the 38th minute, Newcastle's Almiron scored a goal but was offside.
Mane's difference
Liverpool in the first half, 8 shots on goal and 3 shots on target, 72% possession rate, 87% pass success rate, all data are stronger than Newcastle. Liverpool continued to create chances, and in the 63rd minute, Gomez passed the ball and Mane's shot was a millimeter!
Mane was slightly tired, and in the 69th minute, Liverpool replaced Mane and Henderson with Salah and Fabinho. Klopp wants to continue to strengthen the impact and the strength of the confrontation.
Newcastle's counterattack was ferocious and Liverpool needed to take control. In the 78th minute, Thiago replaced Milner. In the 84th minute, Keita passed the ball, Díaz burst into the box and pushed it from a tight angle, the ball hit the side-netting.
Four minutes into injury time, the match was over and Liverpool won 1-0 over Newcastle with Keita's goal. Liverpool, with 82 points in 34 games, temporarily lead Manchester City by 2 points and ascend to the first place in the league! The pressure came to Manchester City ' – at 0:30 a.m. on 1 May, Manchester City played Leeds United away, and City could still regain their top spot if they won.