I’ve had two seperate bets tonight.
Firmino 1st goal scorer & 3-1 - (Both need to happen)
Other bet is - Mo Salah to score in the 1st 10 minutes
Pretty daring bets, I'd have loved Mo to score too, and he had quite a few chances for sure. A bit unlucky I think, almost had his trademark chip over the keeper, and should have had a couple more assists if not for Mane's finishing. He did inflict all the damage without scoring though. Winning the penalty, getting a man sent off and providing the assist to Mane's goal. He may not break a goal-scoring record this season but it's plain to see he's going to be instrumental.
Still, a solid win, even with the penalty. Got my bet wrapped up, somewhat makes my week less of a horror.
Liverpool seem to be the only one at the moment able to chase Manchester City but I'm not sure about how long they can last. Did you see that all the players were running so fast and hard and then they tired down towards the end? Not sure if they can keep doing that for 36 more games plus cup and champions league. They have a lot of backup now so maybe no problem but City have even more replacements!
Gegenpressing liverpool always takes so much energy and that makes some liverpool player gassed and tired but the result is good. 0-2 win for Liverpool, good job for VVD and Allison again. This 2 players is really good at defending liverpool defence.
It's okay. Yes, they ran out of steam last season but we have a bit more depth in midfield where the running's the hardest. With a little luck, we'll get fewer injuries. Being able to count on Lallana, Sturridge, Shaqiri, Fernandinho (is that how it's spelt?) and everyone else to step in when the others need a rest? That's what we didn't have last season. Just a real pity about Ox.
Gomez and VVD, amazing partnership that has yet to bloom.
Thoughts on Allison? He's shown confidence, his distribution's pretty good, and he can command his area. Only the 1 mistake when he allowed a corner after failing to spot Trent's last touch on a ball going out. Trent should have signalled for him to catch though.