Andoni Iraola’s team have shot up the table after a slow start but they are still not scoring enough goals By WhoScored Every Liverpool win this season seems to come with an asterisk. Yes, they beat Brentford , but Brentford had a man sent off. Yes they beat Villarreal , but they conceded three.
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On Sunday, against Brighton the asterisks finally ran out. Liverpool beat the Premier League’s top scorers 2-0, kept a clean sheet against a side that had scored 23 goals in their first seven games, and won a league match at home for the first time since April .
Liverpool have won their last five games – including knocking Chelsea out of the Carabao Cup at Anfield on penalties – and are fourth in the Premier League, but there is still the sense that nobody quite trusts what they are watching. Liverpool remain a work in progress, with questions about their ability to create enough chances and break down stubborn opponents.
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Arsenal’s visit to Anfield this weekend will give us an indication of how much they have progressed under Andoni Iraola. Continue reading...
