Jordan Henderson: Roberto Firmino not at fault for draw after penalty miss

September 14 13:57 2017

Liverpool will feel that they had enough chances to end this game with all three points, but social media was happy just to be able to breathe again after all of that. That is not the good thing.

Jurgen Klopp is an interviewer’s dream.

But within 5 minutes it was looking like a bad decision.

Lovren’s centre-back partner Joel Matip accepts everyone has to improve in that area as it has cost them already this season, notably in their opening game of the campaign when they conceded a last-minute equaliser to Watford.

The reds dominated the majority of the rest of the half and a wonderful move saw the reds equalise.

The reds went ahead thanks to Mo Salah’s pressing. It took a wicked bounce of Simon Kjær’s boot and looped over the goalkeeper.

Winger Mohamed Salah is fit to start as well for Liverpool, despite sitting out training on Tuesday with a sore throat. Firmino stepped up and but his penalty crashed against the upright. A great chance for 3-1 denied. It must drive the manager insane as it’s just schoolboy defending.

Klopp was involved in heated exchanges with Sevilla bench after their head coach Eduardo Berizzo was sent off for attempting to delay the action at Anfield by throwing the ball away, with the Liverpool boss admitted tensions were high among the two camps.

After coming from a goal behind to lead 2-1, Roberto Firmino missed an opportunity to extend the team’s advantage from the penalty spot before the La Liga side capitalised on slack play from the hosts late on to equalise. They were very positive, very quick.

Sevilla punished that wastefulness in the 72nd minute, Correa tucking past Loris Karius from a pass by Luis Muriel, who shot inches wide as the Spanish side chased a winning goal in stoppage time.

The England number one is now on loan at West Ham on a one-year deal, and Neville sees the 30-year-old shot stopper as a step up in class to what the Reds already have at the club.

Mark Lawrenson believes Liverpool need to get used to playing Champions League football as the Reds will be punished if they make the slightest of mistakes such as they did against Sevilla on Wednesday night.

Questions remain over Coutinho but Klopp turns to Loris Karius for Champions League

Jordan Henderson: Roberto Firmino not at fault for draw after penalty miss
 
 
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