Liverpool match verdict after the Europa League quarter-final second leg against Atalanta in Bergamo
Forget miracles. Now Liverpool have no option but to cope with a dose of cold, harsh reality as they prepare for the final weeks of Jurgen Klopp’s reign.
There had been the early hope offered by Mohamed Salah notching a penalty, with those looking for omens quick to point out the minute in which it was converted – the seventh – was the same as when Divock Origi opened the scoring on that famous night against Barcelona five years ago. This was not that. In fact, in some ways, it was downright ugly. But it could easily have been different had Salah converted an easy chance shortly before half-time when released by Cody Gakpo. That, though, encapsulated another poor performance from the Egyptian, whose form is now becoming a genuine concern, not least with the Premier League title race reaching the final sprint.
Klopp resisted the urge to throw everything at Atalanta from the first whistle having spoken before the game of Liverpool simply playing their usual game but to a far better standard than in the first leg. Gakpo, leading the attack, caused Atalanta problems with trademark runs from deep and a willingness to use his physicality, with Liverpool having been outmuscled for long spells last week. Luis Diaz drifted inside, Dominik Szoboszlai pushed high and Andy Robertson was occasionally the furthest man forward from left-back.
While Aleksei Miranchuk dragged one shot off target for Atalanta, the only other time the home side looked threatening was when Liverpool gifted them possession, which became an increasingly frustrating issue.
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