The Reds steamrollered Villarreal 3-0 on Thursday to book a Europa League final against Sevilla in Basle, and they continued their strong domestic home form against the Hornets on Sunday.
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“Basel is a nice city but it is not ready for us – it was my mistake”.
“We didn’t play brilliant and it was not a game for the Liverpool museum but we did what we had to do”.
Both teams had a quick start at Anfield, but the game had to wait until the 35th minute for the opening goal, which went to Liverpool. It’s really, really important you listen.
Liverpool’s penultimate Premier League game at Anfield unfolded at a pedestrian pace on a sweltering Merseyside day.
“I did not think about the finals, but it is like this”.
Liverpool could have scored many more though, with Ibe firing wide late on and Coutinho and Benteke coming close on several occasions.
The 19-year-old, whose contract at Anfield expires this summer, has scored one goal in five first-team appearances for the Reds – netting in Jurgen Klopp’s side’s FA Cup third round encounter at League Two Exeter City back in January.
Ighalo nearly opened the scoring with a spectacular strike after seven minutes, seizing on Allen’s loose pass and sending a long-range lob just over the crossbar.
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That came before half time, and after the break, another loss of concentration saw Ojo cleverly block Anya’s clearance which gave substitute Roberto Firmino the chance to race away and blast through the disappointing Heurelho Gomes. Watford were handed a punishing lesson in the cost of losing concentration in the Premier League.
