Liverpool
1 - 1 Arsenal
| Saturday 122nd August 2020 16:30
FA Community Shield |
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| Liverpool |
Arsenal |
| 1 - 1 (0-1) |
| (4-5 on penalty) |
| GOAL |
| Minamino 73 |
Aubameyang 12 |
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1 Alisson Becker
26 Andrew Robertson
4 Virgil Van Dijk
12 Joe Gomez
76 Neco Williams
3 Fabio Henrique Tavares
7 James Milner (c)
5 Georginio Wijnaldum
9 Roberto Firmino
10 Sadio Mane
11 Mohamed Salah
Subs:
13 Adrian San Miguel Del Castillo
21 Kostas Tsimikas
89 Billy Koumetio
8 Naby Keita
16 Marko Grujic
17 Curtis Jones
67 Harvey Elliott
18 Takumi Minamino
24 Rhian Brewster |
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26 Emiliano Martinez
3 Kieran Tierney
23 David Luiz
16 Rob Holding
15 Ainsley Maitland-Niles
34 Granit Xhaka
25 Mohamed Elneny
2 Hector Bellerin
14 Pierre Aubameyang (c)
30 Eddie Nketiah
7 Bukayo Saka
Subs:
1 Bernard Leno
4 William Saliba
17 Cedric Soares
31 Sead Kolasinac
54 James Olayinka
28 Joe Willock
32 Emile Smith-Rowe
47 Tyreece John-Jules
24 Reiss Nelson |
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| SUBSTITUTIONS |
Williams (Minamino 59)
Milner (Keita 60)
Firmino (Jones 82)
Wijnaldum (Brewster 90) |
Bellerin (Soares 58)
Saka (Willock 82)
Nketiah (Nelson 82)
Tierney (Kolasiinac 83) |
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| OFFICIALS & BOOKINGS |
| Referee: Andre Marriner
(West Midlands) Linesmen: Mark Scholes (Buckinghamshire), Marc Perry
(West Midlands) 4th Official: Andrew Madley (West Yorkshire) VAR
Referee: David Coote (Nottinghamshire) VAR Assistant Dan Cook
(Hampshire) |
| Booked: Firmino 76 |
Booked: |
| VENUE |
MANAGERS |
Wembley (capacity 90,000)
Attendance: |
Jugen Klopp (Liverpool)
Mikel Arteta (Arsenal) |
Notes:
- Arsenal used away kits: white shirt & red shorts & white socks.
- VfB Stuttgart used home kits, all white..
- Game played behind closed doors due to COVID-19.
- Not was extra time.
Match decided by penalties:
1 - 0 Mohamed Salah scored
1 - 1 Reiss Nelson scored
2 - 1 Fabinho Tavarez scored
2 - 2 Ainsley Maitland-Niles scored
2 - 2 Rhian Brewster missed
2 - 3 Cedric Soares scored
3 - 3 Takumi Minamino scored
3 - 4 David Luiz scored
4 - 4 Curtis Jones scored
4 - 5 Pierre Aubameyang scored
Liverpool lose 4-5 on penalties and 5-6 in total.
- Takumi Minamino scores his debut goal for LFC.
- After out James Milner with field, captain was Virgil Van Dijk in the second
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Liverpool
beaten on penalties in Community Shield
Liverpool were beaten on penalties by Arsenal after a 1-1 draw in Saturday's FA
Community Shield.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s sublime strike in the early stages gave the Gunners a
lead they held into the final quarter of the contest.
But Takumi Minamino, on from the bench, bagged his first Reds goal in the 73rd
minute to bring his team level and force a penalty shootout at Wembley.
Rhian Brewster was the unfortunate player to miss, sending his spot-kick against
the crossbar, and Arsenal netted from each of their five to claim the trophy.
Team news
James Milner came into the starting XI in the only change from Tuesday’s friendly
in Salzburg and the No.7 captained the side.
Virgil van Dijk was fit to feature from kick-off despite sustaining a head injury
earlier in the week, while summer signing Kostas Tsimikas was on the bench.
First half
Liverpool stepped out at Wembley to contest the Community Shield for a second
successive season, this time as Premier League champions and with the game held behind
closed doors.
And Jьrgen Klopp’s side had the ball in the FA Cup winners’ net within seven
minutes – though it was ruled out for offside.
Van Dijk had edged too far ahead of the Arsenal backline as he met Andy Robertson’s
free-kick from the left and nudged the ball beyond Emiliano Martinez.
Next, Milner was visibly frustrated with himself when a promising sight of goal
came his way. Neco Williams’ lofted cross married with the skipper’s well-timed run
into the centre of the box but he headed over the crossbar.
And in the same minute of play, the 12th, the Gunners netted themselves.
Bukayo Saka spotted Aubameyang with space to attack on the left flank and the
Arsenal captain rapidly ducked into a shooting position 20 yards out and whipped his
strike into the far corner for 1-0.
Mikel Arteta’s team almost made it two on 18 minutes, but Alisson Becker
crucially thwarted Eddie Nketiah.
Again Saka was the creator, sliding a pass across the area that his teammate could
meet with a first-time effort that forced the Liverpool goalkeeper into a low dive to get
gloves on the ball.
Robertson was an outlet on the Reds’ left for much of the first half and his
40th-minute delivery was turned into a half-chance when Sadio Mane flicked it on to the
back post, but it evaded Van Dijk and the sides headed into the break with the Gunners a
goal up.
Second half
Liverpool restarted brightly and six minutes into the second half, Roberto Firmino
went close to a leveller with a surge and shot.
The Brazilian shifted into space and dribbled to the edge of the area before
attempting a curving hit that whistled the wrong side of the right post.
Soon after, Robertson’s sublime around-the-defence pass from deep released Mane
into a one-on-one opportunity against Martinez but the No.10’s rolled finish was blocked
by the Arsenal goalkeeper.
Klopp reacted by making personnel and positional switches shortly before the hour
mark; on came Naby Keita and Minamino, with the latter joining Firmino, Mane and Mohamed
Salah in attack, while Fabinho dropped into defence.
And it wasn’t long before Minamino hauled the Reds on terms.
The substitute was the beneficiary when his attempt to link up with Salah at close
quarters in the box saw the ball run free and he took maximum advantage with a clinical
dispatch past Martinez.
Mane might have won it when he brilliantly brought down Robertson’s cross but
Martinez again came off his line to prevent him, while Joe Willock sent a header wide from
a good position four minutes from time.
Penalties
Liverpool went first from 12 yards, Salah firing home to kick off the shootout, but
Brewster’s effort crashed off the crossbar from their third penalty and Arsenal remained
perfect to clinch the Community Shield.
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Liverpool 4 - 3 Leeds United
| Saturday 12nd August 2020 17:30
Premier League |
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| Liverpool |
Leeds
United |
| 4 - 3 (3-2) |
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| GOAL |
| Salah 5 p, 30, 88 p, Van Dijk 20 |
Harrison 12, Bamford 30, Klich 66 |
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1 Alisson Becker
26 Andrew Robertson
4 Virgil Van Dijk
12 Joe Gomez
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
5 Georginio Wijnaldum
14 Jordan Henderson (c)
8 Naby Keita
9 Roberto Firmino
10 Sadio Mane
11 Mohamed Salah
Subs:
13 Adrian San Miguel Del Castillo
32 Joel Matip
3 Fabio Henrique Tavares
7 James Milner
17 Curtis Jones
18 Takumi Minamino
27 Divock Origi |
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1 Illan Meslier
2 Luke Ayling
3 Robin Koch
4 Pascal Struijk
5 Stuart Dallas
6 Kalvin Phillips
7 Helder Costa
8 Pablo Hernandez Dominguez
9 Mateusz Klich
10 Jack Harrison
11 Patrick Bamford
Subs:
13 Kiko Casilla
49 Oliver Casey
10 Ezgjan Alioski
7 Ian Poveda
46 Jamie Shackleton
11 Tyler Roberts
20 Rodrigo |
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| SUBSTITUTIONS |
Keita (Tavarez 59 )
Henderson (Jones 66)
Alexander-Arnold (Matip 89) |
Hernandez Dominguez
(Roberts 62)
Bamford (Moreno 62)
Klich (Shackleton 81') |
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| OFFICIALS & BOOKINGS |
| Referee: Michael Oliver Linesmen:
Stuart Burt (), Simon Bennett () 4th Official: Mike Dean () VAR
Referee: Paul Tierney () VAR Assistant Andy Halliday () |
| Booked: Firmino 76 |
Booked: |
| VENUE |
MANAGERS |
Anfield (capacity 53,394)
Attendance: |
Jugen Klopp (Liverpool)
Marcelo Bielsa (Leeds U) |
 Price: J3,50 (the price is specified in a year of made
and sale of this programme)
Notes:
- Game played behind closed doors due to COVID-19).
- After out Jordan Henderson with field, captain was Virgil Van Dijk in the second
half.
- Liverpool league position after match: 2.
- Leeds United league position after match: -.
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Mohamed
Salah hits hat-trick as Reds edge Leeds 4-3
Mohamed Salah's hat-trick handed Liverpool a winning start to the new Premier
League season as they edged a thrilling clash with newly-promoted Leeds United 4-3 at
Anfield.
Five of the goals came during an open, topsy-turvy first half, with the Reds going
ahead three times – twice through Salah and once Virgil van Dijk – sandwiching
responses by Jack Harrison and Patrick Bamford.
Mateusz Klich restored parity for a third time after the break, but the hosts won a
second penalty of the game with two minutes remaining and Salah guided it home to ensure a
hard-fought victory on the opening day.
It was a 60th consecutive home league game unbeaten for Jьrgen Klopp’s team, who
kicked off their defence of the title in dramatic fashion.
Team news
Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jordan Henderson came into the starting XI after their
returns from injuries, while Naby Keita got the nod in central midfield.
First half
Reigning champions Liverpool started with intent and the contest was only two
minutes old when Keita fashioned a clear-cut opportunity.
Having carried the ball to the edge of the Leeds box, the No.8 slipped a cute pass
around Pascal Struijk and into the run of Roberto Firmino, who unselfishly tried to pull
it back into the middle for a teammate but allowed the visitors to clear.
The breakthrough arrived within seconds, however.
Salah’s blasted effort inside the area struck the arm of Robin Koch and the
referee immediately awarded a penalty that the Egyptian unerringly walloped down the
middle to put the Reds in front.
Helder Costa put the ball in the net for Leeds from an offside position on eight
minutes, but they were level for real on 12.
Dribbling inside off the left touchline, Harrison ducked between Alexander-Arnold
and the recovering Joe Gomez before clinically shoving a low shot inside Alisson Becker’s
near post.
The early exchange of goals proved a taster of what would become an increasingly
frenetic first half – and Liverpool got ahead for a second time in the 20th minute.
Robertson’s curling corner from the left-hand side picked out the run of Van Dijk
and the Dutchman’s firm header could not be kept out by Leeds ‘keeper Illan Meslier.
Meslier did prevent a third soon after, though, crucially reacting to tip the ball
over the goalframe when Struijk’s attempted clearance somehow looped up and drifted
towards the top corner.
Yet, there were still two more goals before the interval as the pattern continued.
On the half-hour mark, a ball over the top of the Liverpool defence created
hesitancy and Van Dijk’s touch presented Bamford with the chance to get in between the
No.4 and Alisson and tap a finish across the latter for 2-2.
But the Reds promptly regained a lead they would hold until half-time; Leeds could
only partly clear a free-kick and Salah produced a stunningly graceful piece of technique,
teeing himself up with his right foot and thumping a rising shot into the roof of the net
with his left.
Second half
Liverpool created several promising openings when the sides returned, with Meslier
called into action just four minutes after the restart.
Intricate approach work by Keita and Firmino saw the latter square from the right
channel to the back post, where Georginio Wijnaldum touched and shot but was denied by the
goalkeeper.
Next, Van Dijk headed just off target from Alexander-Arnold’s corner, but then
the Reds had to breathe a huge sigh of relief.
Harrison broke onto a diagonal in behind the Liverpool backline from deep and
deftly lifted the ball up and over Alisson towards the goal; Alexander-Arnold got to it in
time, only to send his attempted header away into his own net. Fortunately, the offside
flag had been raised.
As the hour mark neared, Klopp sent on Fabinho for Keita – and Curtis Jones would
soon replace Henderson in central midfield, too – while Sadio Mane swept a strike too
high from a breakaway with Salah.
And at the three-quarter point of the match, Leeds levelled yet again.
In possession on the right flank, Costa spotted the forward burst of Klich into the
area and he emphatically controlled the pass and rifled it into the left corner.
Kalvin Phillips was close with a swerving free-kick from 25 yards that had Alisson
diving with concern, and Van Dijk had a close-range finish chalked off for a foul in the
build-up.
It appeared Firmino would win it for Liverpool four minutes from time but his
effort inside the area was blocked, and instead Salah became the hero.
Substitute Fabinho was felled by Rodrigo Moreno as he tried to plot a route to goal
and up stepped Salah to seal a hat-trick and three points for the champions.
Stat
Salah became the first Liverpool player in history to score on the opening day of a
league campaign for four consecutive years, following up his goals against Watford (2017),
West Ham United (2018) and Norwich City (2019).
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