Taking on Luton Town in round 26 of the Premier League with a squad missing 11 players due to injury, but Liverpool still had a decisive 4-1 victory over their opponent.
Van Dijk scored in Liverpool’s 4-1 win over Luton.
If Liverpool win the Premier League this season, it will be because they deserve it. And victory in May, if it happens, with Jurgen Klopp’s team will also become the strangest title.No team will suffer as heavy a loss of personnel as Liverpool in the 2023/24 season. Every few rounds, the Merseyside representative force has a new injury case. After all, Liverpool can still overcome difficulties.
In the match against Luton Town on the morning of February 22, Liverpool had an explosive second half, coming back to defeat the opponent with a score of 4-1. Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo, Luiz Diaz and Harvey Elliott were the scorers for “The Kop”. The 3 points won helped Liverpool secure first place, creating a 5-point gap with Man City – the second ranked team.
In this match, the Liverpool squad lost 11 players due to injury, including key players such as Alisson Becker, Diogo Jota, Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dominik Szoboszlai. However, Klopp with “healthy players” still knows how to win.
According to Flashscore, Liverpool controlled the ball 61%, launched 29 shots, 13 of which were on target. Their expected goals ratio (xG) is up to 3.45. An impressive statistic in the context of the squad being devastated by the storm of injuries.
For Liverpool, the victory over Luton Town helped them become the first team in the top 5 European leagues to score 100 goals in all competitions. Notably, the Liverpool squad now has up to 5 players scoring 10 goals or more in all competitions. They are Salah, Nunez, Jota, Gakpo and Diaz.