Mignolet remained in goal but 3 of the 4 of the back four were rotated in with starts for Robertson, Klavan, and Gomez. 2 of 3 midfielders were the same with Milner slotted in for Can. Of the front 3, Sturridge started in place of Salah.
Salah came in for Sturridge at 60. Solanke for Wijnaldum at 71. Sadio Mane broke the deadlook with a goal at 73. Lovren came in for Firmino at 90 to help see out the match.
Liverpool dominated play through out getting the lion's share of possession and shots at/on goal. Given past struggles against Crystal Palace, any victory will be happily taken. In particular, keeping a clean sheet must have felt very good for the defensive corp. Certainly, can complain about not getting more goals but that is the nature of soccer: sometimes one good shot is all you need and other times you can pelt the goalkeeper and get nothing. Take the three points and let's go capture a spot in the Champions League with a victory on Wednesday!
What is today's face of Klopp?
How about this one?
Seeing his maligned defenders come through with a clean sheet feels good. The Robertson signing was viewed as a positive for LFC and he came through today at left back. Also, good to see Joe Gomez out there after so many injuries. Hope he can stay healthy as the club will need squad rotation to make some noise this season!
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