Ryan Gravenberch’s exceptional performance led to his first goal for Liverpool, resulting in a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Union St.-Gilloise in the Europa League clash at Anfield on Thursday.
Gravenberch, who recently joined the team from Bayern Munich on the last day of the transfer window, found the back of the net in the 44th minute. The midfielder capitalized on a rebound after Union goalkeeper Anthony Moris failed to hold onto a powerful long-range shot from Trent Alexander-Arnold.
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However, Liverpool faced a tough challenge against their resilient Belgian opponents and had to wait until second-half stoppage time for Diogo Jota to secure victory. Jota calmly finished a counter-attack by slotting the ball past Moris from inside the box.
In the first half, Darwin Núñez missed a golden opportunity as he side-footed wide from close range following a well-executed low cross by Mohamed Salah.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp acknowledged that his team could have performed better.
“We lost our rhythm slightly and conceded too many set-pieces,” he admitted to TNT Sport.
“We should have had more directional play and improved in many aspects, but in these moments, you take what you can get. Despite that, I believe we displayed maturity and professionalism, although there were several areas where we could have been significantly better.”
With back-to-back wins, including their initial triumph against LASK Linz, Liverpool now sits atop Group E with six points. Toulouse follows closely behind with four points after securing a 1-0 victory against LASK, thanks to Gabriel Suazo’s first-half goal.
This report includes information from Reuters.
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