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Virgil van Dijk speaks. “I’m happy to keep the clean sheet,” he says. “I think the last goal was a good counter goal and it was a well-deserved three points. We knew how direct Crystal Palace would be, looking for Benteke and the second striker. But, we were ready for the fight.” Asked what success would be this season, he replies: “To win a trophy. We are going to try and win everything. That’s the only mindset we need as Liverpool. It’s going to be a long road, a tough year but I’m looking forward to every bit.”
Not that it matters at this stage, but Liverpool are second, behind only Manchester City after two wins from two. We all know how devastating Liverpool’s front three can be but one of the things that will have pleased Jürgen Klopp most will have been keeping consecutive clean sheets. Virgil van Dijk was brilliant when called upon, while Naby Keïta had another very good game in midfield. Sadio Mané deputised on a bit of an off night for Mo Salah, bypassing Wayne Hennessey to seal victory.
Written by Ben Fisher
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2018/aug/20/crystal-palace-v-liverpool-premier-league-live under the title “Crystal Palace 0-2 Liverpool: Premier League – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
