Liverpool Inch Closer To Premier League Title After Hard-Fought Win Over West Ham
Liverpool are now only few wins away from winning a historic 20th league title. Read below for details.
LIV Vs WHU: Liverpool beat West Ham United 2-1 on Sunday, as Arne Slot's men inch closer towards the Premier League title. Goals from Luis Diaz and a late-winner from Virgil Van Dijk sealed all three points for 'The Reds', as they now have 76 points in 32 games.
Liverpool now lead Arsenal by 13 points, and now need only two more wins to crown themselves as this season's top-flight champions officially.
Mohammad Salah was awarded the Player of the Match for his exceptional performance on Sunday, and the result has left manager Arne Slot in complete delight.
Here's What Arne Slot Said On Van Dijk's Winner
"It was a big relief. Ali [Becker] made sure that they didn't score earlier. They had multiple chances to score the 1-1 in the second half and unfortunately they scored one which they didn't score but we scored. To be completely honest, I was expecting two minutes with three or four minutes of added time but all of a sudden seven minutes were added on with no time-wasting at all from both teams, which was a bit of a surprise for me."
"But OK, it helped because we scored a goal just before the extra-time and, of course, that was a relief because to me it felt after West Ham scored and the way the second half went, it was maybe more that you could expect them scoring."
"But our fans and our players thought differently because from the moment they scored the 1-1, we started playing again, we started pressing again, the fans were really loud at that moment of time. Already the chance from Lucho [Diaz], some counter-press moments which led to the corner kick and then we saved a big set-piece for a very important moment because in the modern game of football set-pieces are that important, and that's what we saw today again as well."
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