Liverpool have been totally dominant throughout Sunday’s 3-0 thrashing of Manchester United at Outdated Trafford.
A primary half brace from Luis Diaz and a elegant end from Mo Salah ensured Arne Slot’s aspect returned to Merseyside with all three factors to proceed their flawless begin to the brand new Premier League marketing campaign.
The Reds are but to concede a aim this time period and are wanting sharp in all areas of the pitch.
Former Arsenal favorite Ian Wright was impressed by what he noticed from Liverpool on the weekend and defined how he felt the Anfield-based outfit focused United midfielder Casemiro in the course of the park.
“Liverpool have been very managed,” the 60-year-old stated on Wrighty’s Home podcast (by way of Metro).
“[Ryan] Gravenberch has obtained to get plenty of credit score for that with the best way he performed and the defence appears very strong.
“Whether or not Mohamed Salah goes to depart or not on the finish of the season, it was very trustworthy as a result of clearly Liverpool haven’t approached him. Everyone knows that he’s going to have a queue of individuals.
“Going again to Arne Slot, he’s not attempting to behave cool. That’s how he’s, he is aware of he’s obtained an unimaginable bunch of gamers.”
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Wright added: “We all know Trent [Alexander-Arnold], Mo and Virgil [Van Dijk] are coming to their final years. In the intervening time, with the best way they’re enjoying, it doesn’t look like that’s going to trouble them an excessive amount of, that’s for the folks upstairs.
“On the identical time, the best way they’re enjoying, Manchester United and Liverpool, how intense that may be, how basketball-y it may be and the way basketball-y we’ve seen it in these video games the place Man United have come out on prime, they appeared nowhere close to that taking place.
“The press from Liverpool was magnificent and it’s a must to really feel for Casemiro as a result of nearly as good as he’s and nearly as good as he was as a participant, Liverpool have been simply too good.
“I feel he was somebody that was focused, undoubtedly focused, nevertheless it’s that mid-press and that high-press. That was sensible from them.”
Salah’s feedback after the sport may have frightened Liverpool supporters. The truth is that the Egyptian has entered the ultimate 12 months of his present deal and no one from the membership has spoken to him about what’s going to occur past subsequent summer time.
The 32-year-old remains to be performing on the highest stage and his contribution at Outdated Trafford on Sunday was game-changing.
It will make plenty of sense to supply our No.11 a brand new deal nevertheless it stays to be seen what FSG and Co. will resolve to do.
Gamers who’re the unsuitable aspect of 30, like Casemiro, can decline quickly and the Brazilian merely couldn’t comprise the vitality and starvation from the likes of Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch and Dominik Szoboszlai.
Examples like that of Casemiro, who can also be 32 years of age, is the explanation why Liverpool’s hierarchy are hesitant to supply new offers to gamers over the age of 30. However Salah is a unique breed.
He takes care of himself and is a task mannequin each on and off the pitch.
We’d like to see him pen a brand new deal however for now let’s simply proceed to take pleasure in watching him assist the aspect as a lot as doable.
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