Liverpool raised its score to 70 points from 30 matches, two points ahead of second-placed Arsenal and three points ahead of defending champion Manchester City.
It seemed that the strange opening goal scored by Darwin Nunez in the 17th minute after he closed the space in front of goalkeeper Ivo Grbicho, stopped his attempt to clear the ball and turned it into the net, would open the door wide as Liverpool sought to achieve the victory it needed to remove Arsenal from the top spot.
But coach Jurgen Klopp’s team was far from its best, and Sheffield United shocked the Anfield crowd shortly after the end of the break when Connor Bradley accidentally scored an equalizer against his team.
It seemed that the visiting team was able to hold on and come out with a shocking point before a loose ball reached McAllister in the 76th minute, and he fired a missile shot with his right foot into the top corner.
Then Jacobo scored the goal to secure the three points in the 90th minute, as Liverpool took a new step towards what may be an ideal end to Klopp’s career with the team, as he leaves his position at the end of the season.
Klopp said, “We had to make a great effort, but this is normal. We dealt with the match well, but things were not good in many moments. Mac (Allister)’s goal was the main turning point in the match.”
Sheffield United is 10 points away from the safety zone and appears to be close to quickly returning to the second division.
Liverpool talent
If the key to winning titles is to continue achieving victories even when performance levels decline, then Liverpool has this talent, and today they achieved their seventh victory in their last eight league matches.
Sheffield threatened their opponent greatly before McAllister scored the goal that reassured Liverpool fans at Anfield.
Liverpool had difficulty confronting the threat of their energetic opponent until McAllister took control with his goal, which he scored with a volley that astonished the team’s fans.
“The hope was that that ball would go into the stands and that we could erase some more moments,” Sheffield coach Chris Wilder said, looking sad. “But that’s why these players are world-class, they continue until the end and beyond.”
While McAllister’s goal looked amazing, Liverpool’s first goal was a comedy as goalkeeper Grbic routinely took a long time to shoot a ball, only for Nunez to intervene and intercept the ball, which hit his back and then bounced into the empty net.
This came after the first minute saw an opportunity for Sheffield United, but goalkeeper Quemin Kelleher blocked James McAtee’s shot.
Despite their superiority in possession of the ball by 83 percent, matters did not seem settled for Liverpool, and Sheffield, whose confidence increased over time, equalized when Gustavo Hammer received a pass and headed the ball, hitting Bradley’s leg and accidentally bouncing into his team’s net.
2024-04-04 22:39:57
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