The Burnley frontman is arguably the Premier League’s best kept secret.
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“They were not the most lucky team in the last few weeks; they lost a few games in the last minutes, missed chances by themselves, big chances, and then they conceded, as sometimes happens”.
The Potters did, however, win a League Cup semi-final second leg fixture 1-0 at Anfield in January 2016.
Berahino, who has still yet to score a senior goal for Stoke, has been banished to the under-23s after arriving late once too often while Jese is now AWOL back home in Spain. Sturridge had only been on the pitch for 56 seconds.
“With that in mind, it is unlikely they would have handpicked Liverpool for this must-win game given they have not won at Anfield in their 54 previous top-flight visits!” Klopp admitted the Senegal global does have an issue, but stressed that it was a minor one which still gives him a chance of facing Stoke. The Egyptian, who signed for Liverpool from Roma past year, then doubled the home sides lead just before half-time to send the Reds in at the break with an unlikely 2-goal lead. Salah has found the net in the last 7.
There are only three rounds left of the Premier League and more importantly, only three rounds left of the Galway Advertiser Tribal Leader League in association with St Anthony’s and Claddagh Credit Union.
The 26-year-old, who scored the third of five goals at Anfield, has 18 strikes to his name this season and a further eight assists. Stoke with one eye fixated on Liverpool’s all-important second leg in Rome. In 1895-96 they did so 16 times. Four more goals would equal Ian Rush’s Liverpool record for goals in one season, set in 1983-84.
A Mane goal was bookended by braces from Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino on Tuesday, when the Reds claimed a 5-2 first-leg victory over the Serie A side. In the last 21 games they have started as a trio they have netted 51 times with 19 coming in the last 6 matches.
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Liverpool need to win two of their remaining three games to secure a place in the top four, with relegation-threatened Stoke their next opponents on Saturday lunchtime, live on Sky Sports Premier League. This game against United will be an extremely emotional one given that it will be Arsene Wenger’s last battle with Manchester United as Arsenal manager.
