Liverpool smiled at the final whistle of their difficult 1-0 win over Fulham on Wednesday to record their fifth consecutive Premier League win, but Jurgen Klopp will really have to wonder where that kind of form was earlier in the crusade as it seems they have left him too late. Klopp himself said last week ahead of his win over Tottenham that Liverpool’s season will likely be remembered by fans for their 7-0 thrashing of Manchester United.
“This season, if we don’t do anything special, we won’t forget the 7-0 against United,” he said. While securing rivals’ bragging rights with a historic victory is a feat in itself, it is also a feat. a far cry from where Liverpool have judged their seasons in the past.
It’s the first year since 2017 that Liverpool have failed to succeed in a festival final after being knocked out of domestic cups and the Champions League with a whimper. But it is in the league that Klopp’s frustrations will largely come from.
Their fifth win in a row only underlines how much this side of Liverpool can dominate in the Premier League as they have in recent years. They should keep an eye on Etihad and Emirates with preference to be concerned in this tight race for the name.
Even more frustrating will be the delay they have left to show any kind of momentum with Champions League football out of reach. Liverpool are counting on United and Newcastle to slide heavily in the final weeks of the season, anything that neither aspect results. be doing in its current form.
Now it turns out that a position in the Europa League has come full circle after genuine fears that are also out of reach. But, while everything is smiling at Anfield at the moment in his existing winning streak, there is no doubt that Klopp will be secretly frustrated. who hasn’t had too much to say in this Premier League season.
Even the mockery directed at United over Liverpool’s 7-0 win over rivals will have hurt him a little. Liverpool were two wins away from a historic quadruple last season and now the spotlight can only be one win in one campaign?
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Yes, it’s a special night at Anfield and enthusiasts will talk about it for years. But it’s a Liverpool team led by Klopp who were challengers to the annual trophy, fighting in the sensible Premier League, and you can’t hide the fact. that this crusade has been nothing short of a disaster.
That’s 20 City problems, a hole that hasn’t existed since Pep Guardiola’s record-breaking win in 2018. Klopp now faces arguably his biggest window of movement as Liverpool manager with the pressure of closing the hole until the end to the most sensible in the table. .
The symptoms are there that this Liverpool organisation is convinced they can do just that, but for now it is too little too late.