Liverpool’s shock defeat to Burnley ends 68-game unbeaten run at Anfield
Ashley Barnes’ penalty six minutes from time secured a well-known win — Burnley’s first at Anfield in 46 years — and piled but extra strain on an out of types Liverpool aspect that has now failed to rating a purpose within the league for seven hours and 18 minutes.
It’s the primary time in 21 years that Liverpool has failed to discover the online in 4 consecutive Premier League video games, with the Reds now in fourth place and 6 factors adrift of league chief Manchester United.
The strain additionally seems to be getting to Klopp, who was visibly livid throughout an alternate with Burnley supervisor Sean Dyche within the tunnel at the tip of the primary half.
“That clearly did not work out as a result of we had the ball loads, created some conditions that had been OK, however within the ultimate second our decision-making just isn’t proper at the second, and that is the issue.
“It’s always my fault, the things that don’t work are my fault, the things that do work are down to the players. Credit to the players because it’s what they make of it.”
Interestingly, Burnley was the one aspect to handle a single level at Anfield final season throughout Liverpool’s title-winning romp. However, Dyche’s aspect has struggled this season and has to this point been mired in a relegation battle.
But in Thursday’s victory, Burnley was again to its gritty and defensive greatest, limiting Liverpool to not even a handful of probabilities over the course of the sport. An early error from Ben Mee gifted Divock Origi with an excellent probability to give Liverpool the lead at the tip of the primary half, however the Belgian’s shot struck the underside of the crossbar.
There had been few probabilities of be aware within the second half, with Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope confidently saving any effort that did squeeze by means of a resolute again line.
In the tip, it was a slipshod problem from goalkeeper Alisson on Barnes that gifted the English ahead with the prospect to earn all three factors from the penalty spot and inflict Liverpool’s first dwelling defeat since a loss to Crystal Palace in April 2017.
The victory can have definitely eased these relegation fears, with Burnley climbing above Brighton into sixteenth and placing seven factors between itself and the relegation zone.
“You are by no means snug, however I’ve been within the recreation a very long time and you’ll see the patterns of a recreation typically. The solely fear was if a block landed to one among their gamers or one thing goes towards you. It did not really feel like that kind of a recreation towards a prime aspect.
“It was the will and desire from the defenders and the goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet and the work rate of the two forwards as well. You cannot just defend from the back four, you have to defend from the whole side, and I think everyone did that well.”
