1-2! Klopp is out of play, the nobody has overturned Liverpool, but Manchester United is trembling?
Liverpool, who missed the top four last season, has recovered under the leadership of Jurgen Klopp in the new season, rising to the top of the Premier League and qualifying for the Europa League one round ahead of schedule. Ahead of their face against Manchester United, Liverpool face the final round of the Europa League group stage in midweek, travelling away to Belgian giants Union Saint-Gilloise, who have only five points after five rounds and will need a miracle to qualify. In this game, Klopp put away the five main forces including Salah, the youngster Kwaanza broke the goal, and Liverpool lost 1-2 to the opponent and broke the upset.
With Liverpool already qualified and the much-anticipated double red at the weekend, Jurgen Klopp rotated without reservation, with Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jota and Alisson simply not travelling away, while Nunez, Szobosloy, Luis Dias and Hraffenberg were also on the bench.
Uncle Scumbag set up a 4-3-3 formation, with Kelleher in goal, and the back four were Chambers, Quaanza, Konate and Bradley, Jones, Endo and Elliott to prop up the midfield, and Gakpo and two youngsters, Ben Dock and Gordon, combined with the trident.
Fans said that Klopp's mind was all on Manchester United, so he would send such an unfamiliar starting lineup, and Ten Hag's position was in jeopardy! Of course, being in charge of the home will inevitably bring about the problem of too young and inexperienced squad, and Liverpool's lack of tacit understanding on the field is obvious.
In the 22nd minute, Quaanza made a mistake and Gustave Nelsson had a one-on-one chance, but the nearly 2-meter-tall striker did not dare to compliment his shot, and his close-range volley was blocked by Kelleher. In the 32nd minute, Gustave Nelsson made up for it, a straight kick penetrated Liverpool's defense, Amula stepped forward and ran a single knife, easily passed Kelleher, and then pushed the ball into the empty goal, VAR verified that it was not offside, and Saint-Gilloise United broke the deadlock, 1-0!
With a goal down, Liverpool responded quickly. In the 39th minute, Curtis Jones took a corner kick and Kwaanza was unmarked in the box, calmly volleying to make it 1-1! The 20-year-old has only been promoted to Liverpool's first team this season and has now scored his first goal.
But Liverpool were only happy for four minutes, Saint-Gilloise United played a quick counter-attack, Amula crossed from the left, Puertas cut in from behind, and suddenly kicked into the near corner from a tight angle, Kelleher was clearly unprepared, the ball drilled into the net, and Saint-Gilloise United went into the dressing room with a 2-1 scoreline.
After returning to the pitch, Jurgen Klopp brought on Joe Gomez and Hrafenberg in succession, but Liverpool were slow to improve. In the 62nd minute, Amani broke the ball in front of the field and passed horizontally, Puertas outflanked and pushed into the net to complete the brace, but VAR signaled that the former had a handball first, the goal was invalid, and Liverpool escaped.
In the 70th minute, Amula crossed from the left, the power and landing were just right, Gustav Nelsson flicked his head and the ball grazed the post and went out of bounds. In the 72nd minute, Gustav Nelsson split the ball, Amani followed up with a straight stopper, Amula got a single shot again, and the outside instep shot was saved by Kelleher bravely, and Liverpool was in front of the goal.
It was only in the 78th minute that Liverpool created a decent attack, Hrafenberg fired a powerful shot from outside the box, but unfortunately it was too straight and was blocked by the goalkeeper of Saint-Gilloise United. In the end, Liverpool lost 1-2 to Union Saint-Gilloise and caused an upset.
However, some fans said that the defeat was harmless for Liverpool, as the main players were well rested, and Manchester United trembled at Anfield at the weekend.