Day: 19 March 2018
FA Cup quarter-finals round-up: No surprises as all four favourites advance to the semis
The 2017/18 FA Cup has seen a few shocks throughout the competition, but in each of the quarter-finals, the team classified as favourites prevailed to advance to the last four. Indeed, three of the Premier League’s top five remain in contention for the trophy, so perhaps the world’s oldest competition has not become an irritant […]
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View from the Main Stand: Salah fronts Liverpool’s Polar Express as they steamroll Watford
Situated on the broadcasting gantry within Anfield’s main stand, Oliver Miller offers his view on Liverpool’s Premier League match against Watford. “I’m sorry,” said Mohamed Salah. It wasn’t directed at a team-mate, nor at Jurgen Klopp. It wasn’t even a gesture to the home fans. But instead, it was said to Orestis Karnezis, the Watford […]
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Liverpool vs Watford recap
Erect the statue. Build the pyramid. Declare the birthday bank holiday. Mohammed Salah is writing football folklore with each passing week. Was this 5-0 win over Watford even a response to the United defeat? Or was it merely a Salah masterclass in which he showcased his worrying comparisons to Lionel Messi? The truth probably lies […]
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Premier League week 31 round-up: Hornets stung by sensational, superb Salah
I remember being at Anfield that night in 2013 when Luis Suarez toyed with Norwich, scoring four times in a 5-1 rout, and thinking that it would be a long time before the famous stadium witnessed such a monumental display of individual brilliance. I reckoned without one Mohamed Salah, who for all his goalscoring prowess […]
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Liverpool 5–0 Watford: The defence put in a solid performance as Mo Salah flies high
Liverpool Loris Karius – 6 Had very little to do – a Pereyra shot that cannoned back off the woodwork woke him up in the second-half but apart from collecting a few routine crosses, he was unemployed. Joe Gomez – 7 Got called-up to the England squad this week and was back in the team […]
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Magic Mo is four-midable in Liverpool’s triumph over Watford
The heat is beginning to ramp up on Liverpool now. The Champions League draw on Friday threw up a massive tie against Manchester City which The Citizens are likely to be favourites for. Apart from that there are also eight massive games still to play in the Premier League before we can look forward to […]
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