Liverpool exorcised some of the demons from the last two Premier League games with a convincing 3-0 victory over Middleborough. The Reds had seen their title charge suffer thanks to a loss at the hands of Bournemouth and a draw against West Ham but this performance brought back some belief for the fans.
Jurgen Klopp made one big change in the side that had to be spoken about and that was Simon Mignolet starting in place of the under fire Loris Karius. The German keeper was dropped after getting hammered by many pundits and fans and the Belgian keeper did pretty well, though he didn’t have a lot to do in the game.
A brilliant performance by Adam Lallana ensured the Reds claimed three points as the Englishman scored twice and assisted Divock Origi for a goal. The win meant Liverpool went up to second in the league standings ahead of Arsenal but are still six points behind Chelsea.
As the Reds prepare for a Merseyside derby next, we share the best Twitter updates from the win at the Riverside as a few records were broken.
CONFIRMED: Jurgen Klopp has dropped goalkeeper Loris Karius, for Liverpool’s match vs Middlesbrough tonight. pic.twitter.com/GD09eQ7Ik3
— SPORF (@Sporf) December 14, 2016
Most chances created in Europe’s top leagues in 16/17:
Liverpool (238)
Real Madrid (223)
Inter (219)
Roma (217)
Napoli (212)
Bayern (204) pic.twitter.com/TKFRXXwfLO— LFC Stats (@LFCData) December 14, 2016
Smile boys. Excellent win, the clean sheet and 2nd on the table. Well done Liverpool… pic.twitter.com/5MSdyotSed
— LFCMostar (@LFCMostar) December 14, 2016
Liverpool 3-0 Middlesbrough
Commentator: “I think this game is gone now.”
He’s obviously not familiar with Liverpool Football Club.
— Footy Memes (@FootyMemes) December 14, 2016
8:01 – There were just 8 minutes & 1 second between Lallana assisting an Origi goal & Origi assisting a Lallana goal for Liverpool. Duo.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 14, 2016
Tremendous performance from Ragnar Klavan tonight. Authoritative and commanding at the heart of Liverpool’s defence.
— Leanne (@_lfcleanne) December 14, 2016
When you see no Matip on the Liverpool team-sheet… #MIDLIV pic.twitter.com/mxcOebvFdY
— Empire of the Kop (@empireofthekop) December 14, 2016
Wait Liverpool kept a clean sheet. Karius was benched. Coincidence?
— Nduka (@Daniel_ND_) December 15, 2016
A 50th #LFC clean sheet for @SMignolet #MIDLIV pic.twitter.com/OO9qTprLNT
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 14, 2016
Liverpool have scored 4️⃣0️⃣ #PL goals so far this season, more than any other side #MIDLIV pic.twitter.com/a05qSTRoMt
— Premier League (@premierleague) December 15, 2016
