"Sometimes you have to get back on the horse however you can, and if that requires a stepladder, an awkward bunk from a scornful stablehand and an ungainly scramble into the saddle, so be it. Any sort of victory is welcome after six defeats in their last seven league games, and one in which Britain's most expensive player finally scores his first league goal for the club even more so."
"The history books will record that Liverpool won their second league game in 71 days, that Alexander Isak scored his first league goal since his acrimonious move from Newcastle, and that Cody Gakpo added a late second with a smart swivel, but the history books didn't have to sit through that first half. It's the nature of the London Stadium that bad games there seem worse than elsewhere because everything seems so distant,"
The match produced a 2-0 victory for Liverpool at the London Stadium, ending a run of six defeats in seven league games. Alexander Isak scored his first league goal since moving from Newcastle and Cody Gakpo added a late second with a swivel. The first half was quiet and tested patience in the expansive stadium. Mohamed Salah was left out after Liverpool conceded three or more goals in three successive games, prompting a switch to 4-2-3-1 with Dominik Szoboszlai on the right. Joe Gomez started at right-back despite recent knee treatment, and Florian Wirtz occupied the central creator role.
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