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But even if the 22-year-old is eventually nullified or marked out of the game, the German boss may be hoping it will free up Salah out wide to inflict some damage. Szoboszlai, much like Steven Gerrard, now has the ability to create paranoia amongst defenders and draw them out – enabling Liverpool to use him as a decoy to find Salah some extra space.<\/p>\n
Against Tottenham, Salah was able to float around on the right flank and attack at will, with only Destiny Udogie there to contain him. More often than not, the Italian was caught further up the pitch, and that allowed Salah to use his pace against the slower Micky van de Ven.<\/p>\n
The Egyptian did superbly to chest down a ball in the first half and thread it into the path of Diaz, who managed to find the far corner with expert precision despite pressure from Pedro Porro. As it has now been confirmed, the goal that was chalked off would have been allowed to stand but for a ‘significant human error’ from VAR official Darren England, according to PGMOL.<\/p>\n
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DON’T MISS <\/strong> It gave a preview of just how devastating the pair could be on the break when afforded the time and space, with Szoboszlai now occupying several midfielders in the middle. He was limited to just one shot – a 25-yarder from range that was saved by Guglielmo Vicario – while Salah missed the target with his only effort.<\/p>\n This was not the ideal game to test out the new tactic, of course, because Liverpool were reduced to 10 men when Curtis Jones was sent off in the first half for a strong challenge on Yves Bissouma. Then, half-time substitute Diogo Jota picked up two swift yellow cards and earned himself an early bath, leaving the nine-man Reds with everything to do to protect their point.<\/p>\n Salah was one of those withdrawn later on, but it was interesting to note that Szoboszlai was kept on for the entire 90 minutes, with Klopp clearly retaining faith in his summer signing as his importance in the team grows with every game.<\/p>\n Joel Matip’s last-gasp own goal effectively undid all of their hard work, but the forthcoming fixtures will give a closer look at how Liverpool plan to use him as a not-so-secret weapon to boost their early title challenge.<\/p>\n The 23\/24 home shirt for Liverpool pays homage to the past of the club, as well as collaborator Nike, with a strong 1970s influence. The iconic red, capped with bold white cuffs and collar really does invoke that classic Liverpool FC style while adding a cool retro touch<\/p>\n
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