Liverpool had a tough couple of weeks, but they bounced back with a much-needed win against Fulham to get back in the race for the Premier League title.

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Trent Alexander-Arnold, the starting player for the first time since two months having suffered a knee injury, netted a wonderful free-kick in one of the first half to help his team one-up.

Fulham’s Timothy Castagne scored first, followed by an equalizer before the break. Finally, a clean shot by allowed to strike the goal post with a magnificent 20-yard shot, putting Liverpool back in the lead.

Jurgen Klopp’s side made certain that Diogo Jota would be the man responsible for putting the ball past Bernd Leno into the goal from a cross headed towards Cody Gakpo by finishing the game off with a precise low shot by Jota which made it impossible for Leno to save it; had the opposition been less unlucky towards the end, they could have altogether lost the match.

Liverpool exhibited a good display in the game with no big problems hopefully. Therefore, Klopp should feel happy about the team’s possibility of winning the league again. Contrary to some preliminary difficulties in the last matchups, they have made a good comeback and have arrived in second place with an Arsenal team who may be ahead of them.

Klopp reckoned in the first half for almost 80 minutes, the team was performing well only the last 10 minutes perfected when they conceded. Nevertheless, if was ok with the second half for him. He recalled how he mentioned the fact that winning games is very crucial to making the club competitive since Arsenal and City are on the ball.

After the match, the manager of Liverpool – Klopp, took the microphone to acknowledge fans for supporting the club during a difficult match against a team called Fulham, well-known at home for pulling off surprising victories. However, Fulham matches proved to be tough for Liverpool who lost their first meeting with the team in May and lost narrowly in a tight Carabao Cup semi-final a month later.

The difference was that this was a regular session, but Mo Salah, who had scored Liverpool’s Winning goal from a distance against Fulham, earlier, was the one who fired up the team.

It was not the first time he crossed the ball expertly for Luis Diaz who was unfortunate to not reach on the aerial one. It was just a shadow of his imagination and a powerful strike to Leno as he could manage nothing with that. He had scored his sixth direct free-kick goal in the Premier League for Liverpool.

Gakpo missed a top corner goal with his foot pulling after the ball just if it wasn’t for Leno’s fingertips concealment so the club ended up evening the scores with eleven minutes to go in the first half.

Right after this occasion when Pereira’s free-kick, which they wanted to be like that of Alexander-Arnold’s, got the point for impressive against the post, Castagne made the scoring that was the first now since his transfer to Fulham from Leicester last year’s summer season.

Yet, the duo was not so frugal in the second half and Liverpool got a degree of leeway through Gravenberch’s amazing curler and then Jota’s cool finish.

Finally, we arrived at Fulham FC in which Liverpool who were number twelve in the league classification just played with pace and soon before the end they might have been probably thinking forward to the Merseyside derby against Everton on Wednesday night.

Player of the match

Trent Alexander-Arnold

with an average of 7.59

Final Words

Liverpool’s victory over Fulham marks a significant turnaround for the team, following a challenging period. Trent Alexander-Arnold’s return to form with a stunning free-kick highlights the team’s resilience. Despite Fulham’s efforts, Liverpool’s solid performance and strategic goals from Gravenberch and Jota secured their much-needed win.

Manager Jurgen Klopp’s satisfaction with the team’s performance bodes well for their future in the Premier League title race, as they now sit second behind Arsenal. The win against Fulham not only boosts Liverpool’s confidence but also sets a positive tone for their upcoming fixtures, including the Merseyside derby against Everton.

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