{"id":124318,"date":"2024-11-10T18:39:55","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T11:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=124318"},"modified":"2024-11-10T18:39:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T11:39:55","slug":"liverpool-2-aston-villa-0-salah-stars-and-kelleher-makes-key-saves-as-slots-side-go-five-points-clear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=124318","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool 2 Aston Villa 0: Salah stars and Kelleher makes key saves as Slot\u2019s side go five points clear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"NuvaNMBabDgYuJtn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/football\/player\/mohamed-salah-NuvaNMBabDgYuJtn\/\">Mohamed Salah<\/a> set up <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"653\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/football\/team\/liverpool\/\">Liverpool<\/a>\u2019s opening goal for <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"OfdS7yVof8imRc13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/football\/player\/darwin-nunez-OfdS7yVof8imRc13\/\">Darwin Nunez<\/a> against <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"672\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/football\/team\/aston-villa\/\">Aston Villa<\/a> and put the result beyond doubt with a brilliant individual effort late in the game at Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>The 2-0 win gives Liverpool a five-point lead at the top of the <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/football\/premier-league\/\">Premier League<\/a> going into the international break. <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"654\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/football\/team\/manchester-city\/\">Manchester City<\/a> had lost 2-1 to Brighton &amp; Hove Albion earlier on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Nunez put Arne Slot\u2019s side ahead from a tight angle in the 20th minute, and, from another counter-attack, Salah scored his eighth goal in his last 10 matches against Villa.<\/p>\n<p>An injury to <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"vCmqp6XOqAVWrftz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/football\/player\/trent-alexander-arnold-vCmqp6XOqAVWrftz\/\">Trent Alexander-Arnold<\/a>, who was forced off in the first half, will be the only concern for Liverpool fans.<\/p>\n<p>Gregg Evans analyses the key talking points from Anfield\u2026<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><b>Liverpool have momentum on their side\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>It has been a dream start for Slot, whose side is going from strength to strength as Manchester City slip further away.<\/p>\n<p>City have lost four games in a row while Liverpool have won four in a row. When the pressure has been on Liverpool to take advantage, they have pounced without showing any fear.<\/p>\n<p>As one of only two Premier League teams, alongside <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"679\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/football\/team\/newcastle-united\/\">Newcastle United<\/a>, not to drop a point from a winning position this season, Liverpool rarely look flustered under Slot and have an answer for everything thrown at them.<\/p>\n<p>They have 15 wins from 17 games in all competitions and are showing no signs of slowing down.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><b>Kelleher steps up again with key saves<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span><a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"v9wLyhJ0vhhe5qGg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/football\/player\/caoimhin-kelleher-v9wLyhJ0vhhe5qGg\/\">Caoimhin Kelleher<\/a> has drawn level with Alisson on appearances for Liverpool this season \u2014 and what an impact the Republic of Ireland goalkeeper has made.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In his eight starts in all competitions, Liverpool have won seven and drawn one. <\/span><span>In the first half against Villa, Kelleher was alert to save superbly twice in quick succession from <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"hRwgTNqRKqyTsqeX\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/football\/player\/amadou-onana-hRwgTNqRKqyTsqeX\/\">Amadou Onana<\/a> and <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"yXgXNnz3iNNWMZm7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/football\/player\/diego-carlos-yXgXNnz3iNNWMZm7\/\">Diego Carlos<\/a> as two inswinging corners caused Liverpool problems.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5910520\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"wp-caption-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5910520 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/11\/09163618\/GettyImages-2183189860.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2168\" height=\"1445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/11\/09163618\/GettyImages-2183189860.jpg 2168w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/11\/09163618\/GettyImages-2183189860-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/11\/09163618\/GettyImages-2183189860-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/11\/09163618\/GettyImages-2183189860-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/11\/09163618\/GettyImages-2183189860-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2168px) 100vw, 2168px\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-credits\">\n<div class=\"inline-credits-container\">\n      <span class=\"table-cell-span\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"credits-text\">Kelleher has kept four clean sheets in eight games this season (Peter Byrne\/PA Images via Getty Images)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The greatest compliment you can pay Kelleher is that Liverpool haven\u2019t missed Alisson and his form has been so good that Slot may have a selection dilemma when their No 1 does return.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Kelleher also performed well in midweek, pulling off a couple of important saves late on to keep a clean sheet against <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"741\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/football\/team\/leverkusen\/\">Bayer Leverkusen<\/a>.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>His mission is to become an undisputed first-choice goalkeeper, whether at Anfield or elsewhere, and his recent performances are doing his reputation no harm. The trouble is it is not only Alisson in his way at Liverpool \u2014 <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"T1bj94PH4Rfp47g0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/football\/player\/giorgi-mamardashvili-T1bj94PH4Rfp47g0\/\">Giorgi Mamardashvili<\/a> is joining from <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"1212\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/football\/team\/valencia-cf\/\">Valencia<\/a> at the end of the season, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5700821\/2024\/08\/15\/liverpool-giorgi-mamardashvili-transfer-profile\/\">adding another layer to an already complex challenge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><b>Nunez\u2019s goal felt like a Klopp throwback<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Organised chaos was the playing style Liverpool were moving away from but that was the only way to describe the events leading to the first goal.<\/p>\n<p>Villa tried swinging a corner towards the front post \u2014 hoping for a flick-on \u2014 but the ball fell to the edge of the area where Salah and Luiz Diaz combined to get to the ball first. When it fell to <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"3Z1HfXXu3SMQJOeY\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/football\/player\/virgil-van-dijk-3Z1HfXXu3SMQJOeY\/\">Virgil van Dijk<\/a>, he immediately looked to release Salah, who had already started his run.<\/p>\n<p>Outpacing <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"i7MKpQ2I2r8uIO7B\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/football\/player\/leon-bailey-i7MKpQ2I2r8uIO7B\/\">Leon Bailey<\/a>, who was the last line of defence, Salah charged forward before tumbling under Bailey\u2019s challenge \u2014 but there was Nunez to convert from a tight angle and send Anfield into wild celebration.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5910526\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"wp-caption-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5910526 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/11\/09164030\/GettyImages-2183896152-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/11\/09164030\/GettyImages-2183896152-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/11\/09164030\/GettyImages-2183896152-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/11\/09164030\/GettyImages-2183896152-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/11\/09164030\/GettyImages-2183896152-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/11\/09164030\/GettyImages-2183896152-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-credits\">\n<div class=\"inline-credits-container\">\n      <span class=\"table-cell-span\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"credits-text\">Nunez scores the opener against Villa (James Gill \u2013 Danehouse\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The goal was reminiscent of life under Jurgen Klopp when Liverpool used to turn defence into attack at such speed and it was more of the same for their second, with Salah breaking forward from his own half to seal the win in the 84th minute.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><b>Injury concern for Alexander-Arnold<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span>Forced off after just 25 minutes, Alexander-Arnold\u2019s injury adds to Liverpool\u2019s growing list.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Alexander-Arnold faced a difficult opening period as he came up against the direct running of <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"K5ZZIB2po6O7dJF0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/football\/player\/jacob-ramsey-K5ZZIB2po6O7dJF0\/\">Jacob Ramsey<\/a>, and then he dropped to the floor complaining of a problem after his side had taken the lead.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5910527\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"wp-caption-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5910527 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/11\/09164042\/GettyImages-2183896246-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/11\/09164042\/GettyImages-2183896246-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/11\/09164042\/GettyImages-2183896246-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/11\/09164042\/GettyImages-2183896246-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/11\/09164042\/GettyImages-2183896246-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2024\/11\/09164042\/GettyImages-2183896246-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-credits\">\n<div class=\"inline-credits-container\">\n      <span class=\"table-cell-span\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"credits-text\">Alexander-Arnold was substituted in the first half (Carl Recine\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Alexander-Arnold has started all of Liverpool\u2019s Premier League and <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/football\/champions-league\/\">Champions League<\/a> games this season (Van Dijk, <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"d7Xg5UtUP0dYaXnA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/football\/player\/ryan-gravenberch-d7Xg5UtUP0dYaXnA\/\">Ryan Gravenberch<\/a> and Salah are the others to do so) and has swiftly earned Slot\u2019s trust.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Liverpool are already without Alisson and striker Diogo Jota.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><b>What did Arne Slot say?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span>We will bring you this after he has spoken at the post-match press conference.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>What next for Liverpool?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Sunday, November 24:<\/strong> <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"682\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/football\/team\/southampton\/\">Southampton<\/a> (A), Premier League, 2pm GMT, 9am ET<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Recommended reading<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a 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