by Whoever said that the defense of the Premier League title was more difficult than winning was not wrong. After Liverpool slipped a 20th championship last season last season, it is already shown how high the task is to keep the shimmering cutlery.
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For a fourth game in a row, Arne Slot required a dramatic late intervention to maintain the 100% start to defend the championship.
But after the excitement of the victories over Bournemouth and Newcastle United and the satisfaction to end up an early blow against Arsenal in the next competitors, the superordinate emotion was a relief for both players and supporters in the last pipe in Turf Moor.
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Do not make a mistake, Liverpool – with Alexander Isak, who was absent from his fitness – made a real meal to see a Burnley team that came in just a few moments in which he had set a first serious dent in the season for the slot.
The Reds boss willingly admitted that only a few would have the supporters of Clarets, who were supported by an occasional rough home group and were recorded for a goalless draw.
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But it was not just the luck to do the Burnley replacement Hannibal Mejbri, inexplicably to cope with Jeremie Frimpongs Kreuz and give Mohamed Salah the opportunity to use a winner five minutes after the additional time.
If Liverpool deserves to fight for his persistence – even if too much of her game was missing to miss a way through the Burnley aftermath, the slot also deserves praise for its ambitious replacement.
As shown a few times last season, the Reds boss is not averse to gambling with its bank when a game is won.
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Here it was Frimpong and Teenager Rio Ngumoha who were thrown up for the closing moments, and Ngumoha created a chance for the former, which was saved by Burnley goalkeeper Martin Dubravka from late penalty drama. The pressure ultimately told.
Salah’s Nersveless Finish for the penalty, which smashed the ball in the middle, also calmed down the murmur after he was missed in the previous season and in the community Shield Shoot-out defeat against Crystal Palace.
And after another game, Salah will have granted a welcome boost in which the Egyptian, partly due to the close attention of the Burnley defense, but also the continuing attempts to build an understanding between the new streikforce in the new stricter.
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But he wasn’t the only one. This is exactly the kind of game for which Florian Wirtz was bought below. Here, however, he was regularly suffocated by the sheer weight of the numbers, although a running run in the second half and shot was wounded closely, which will come Liverpool Hope.
Hugo Ekikte received a precious little quality service with his best chance, shortly before the break with an opening that he made of himself, while the replacement federico Chiesa snatched in the second half-time header.
The two outstanding achievements for the red were again Dominik Szoboszlai, who began in the right -back, but became a big influence in midfield after Alexis Mac Allister no longer reappeared in the second half, and Ryan Gravenberch, the Dutch, now took his step into his campaign after a delayed start.
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The lack of Isak was disappointing for an expectant Liverpool fan base, in view of the 18-minute striker of the striker for Sweden, his first campaign of all grade since the end of the last season was understandable in her qualification loss of the Shock World Cup last Monday.
Since Isak missed a proper pre -season during his exile in Newcastle United, his integration into the first team in Liverpool is carefully managed. Slot has confirmed that the striker will probably be shown on Wednesday during the Champions League opening at home in Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.
But not even the new boy would have made a big difference in a first half, in the Liverpool and only made a shot on the goal shortly before the interval.
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The fact that it came from the replacement of Andy Robertson said a lot about the efforts of the red and also a winding exhibition by Milos Kerkez.
Kerkez ‘understanding with Cody Gakpo below was stained and his sad attempt to win a penalty by rightly a yellow card, the anger of the crowd and a slit over the respected acceptable behavior.
Burnley also invited to GOAD Referee Michael Oliver to give another booking for the left -back, with the slot replacing it for Robertson for Robertson before half -time to avoid unnecessary red.
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After a first half that turned after the international break, Liverpool began the second half with more purpose than Szoboszlai forced an excellent rescue from Dubravka.
After Burnley barricaded her goal – for a good reason, they only admitted 16 times in 46 championship games last season – visitors dominated with 81% possession and 27 shots at the goal, although only four were aimed at.
The Reds defense, which has already been suspended several times this season, has hardly been tested, Alisson without individual storage to make the entire game.
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Liverpool’s task was somewhat easier in the final moments when Lesley Ugochukwu was released for a second bookable offense because of a foul on Wirtz after packing Mac Allister in the first half.
And ultimately it required the helping hand of the former Manchester United man Hannibal to give Salah the opportunity to win the game.
However, Slot will know that the preference for a late drama is not sustainable. Seeing Liverpool should have a kind of health warning.
