Jamie Carragher admitted to being left ‘stunned’ by one determination from Arne Slot throughout Liverpool’s win over Southampton this afternoon.
The Reds stretched their lead on the high of the Premier League to eight factors as they got here from behind to win 3-2 at St Mary’s, with a second-half brace from Mo Salah turning the match on its head.
Elsewhere within the ahead line, Cody Gakpo was chosen to begin forward of Luis Diaz on the left flank, though that alteration to the beginning XI was reversed as a part of a double substitution simply after the hour mark when the guests had been trailing.
Carragher stunned by Slot determination
Talking on co-commentary for Sky Sports activities, Carragher felt that it was Darwin Nunez reasonably than the Dutchman who should have been known as ashore by Slot at that juncture, having believed that the Uruguay striker was ineffective in opposition to Southampton.
The previous Reds defender mentioned of that substitution: “I’m stunned it’s Gakpo. It might’ve been Nunez for me. He’s [Gakpo] definitely been essentially the most harmful participant. I can’t keep in mind Nunez being concerned in a single factor within the recreation. Diaz has accomplished so nicely as a striker when he’s performed up there.”
Slot may’ve taken off both of them
Whereas it’d be truthful to say that neither Gakpo nor Nunez had been at their greatest for Liverpool right this moment, we are able to perceive why Carragher was stunned to see the quantity 18 being withdrawn for Diaz.
Neither of the 2 starters appeared to have a lot pleasure within the last third in opposition to the Southampton defence, and it wouldn’t have been an enormous shock to see both being taken off when Slot made that substitution within the 62nd minute.
The statistics from Sofascore recommend that the Dutchman was the extra concerned of the 2, having received 75% of his duels (3/4), accomplished 93% of his passes (27/29) and each of his dribbles, and whipped in two correct crosses.
In the meantime, Nunez made simply 10 profitable passes out of 15 tried in 90 minutes on the pitch and misplaced out in seven of his 9 duels. Each he and Gakpo had one shot on the right track, one key cross and one profitable sort out, whereas they posted broadly comparable xG returns (0.15 to 0.12 within the Uruguayan’s favour).
It’s up for debate whether or not or not Slot made the precise name by subbing off the ex-PSV Eindhoven attacker for Diaz, however what we are able to say with confidence is that the choice to convey on the Colombian was justified as he added a contemporary impetus to Liverpool’s assault once they sorely wanted it.
