The results were satisfactory and in line with my expectations in the second half of the game, it was much more aggressive. Liverpool in the first half had quite a hard time penetrating the opponent's defense and couldn't change the score, Mo Salah received a penalty but unfortunately it was still saved, if the first penalty was successful then he would be the top scorer. However in the second half Jurgen Klopp immediately maximized periodic attacks which made Newcastle United's defense shaky. 4-2 was clearly enough and this victory Liverpool extended their position at the top of the standings.
Liverpool had very clear positions in the first half, Salah missed one penalty. In the second half, the tempo increased so much that there were six goals in total. It was a second half where anything could happen. Even though there were six goals in the second half, the missed goals were quite a lot. Liverpool have to be appreciated, they have a game that is pleasing to the eye. Salah is also in good form. They somehow managed to break down Newcastle's strong defense in the second half, with short passes and deep passes, and a great assist from Salah to Gakpo. Nunez missed a lot of goals again, he also made an assist in this match, okay, but he missed unmissable goals.
There is no doubt about the quality of Liverpool's players, this match against Newcastle is an addition to Liverpool's points and they are also in first place with 45 points. Liverpool is certain to remain at the top of the Premier League standings when we enter the New Year 2024. This follows Arsenal's defeat in the last match of 2023. Even though Liverpool wasted many opportunities in the first half of the match against Newcastle United. One of them was Mohamed Salah's failed penalty execution.
LineupLiverpool: Alisson Becker; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez; Dominik Szoboszlai, Wataru Endo, Curtis Jones; Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz.
Newcastle United: Martin Dubravka; Dan Burn, Sven Botman, Fabian Schar, Tino Livramento; Sean Longstaff, Bruno Guimaraes, Lewis Miley; Anthony Gordon, Alexander Isak, Joelinton.