Marc Guehi shows true colours with new Liverpool claim as Oliver Glasner proven right
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Marc Guehi assisted Crystal Palace's winning goal against Liverpool after seeing a move to Anfield collapse on transfer deadline dayMarc Guehi rubbed salt in Liverpool wounds as they suffered their first Premier League defeat of the season away at Crystal Palace as he assisted the winning goal. However, he saw a £35m move to Anfield collapse on transfer deadline day as Palace pulled the plug after failing to sign a replacement.Despite the ongoing speculation around his future, both before and after transfer deadline day, Guehi has remained in impressive form for Crystal Palace.READ MORE: What Arsenal did after Liverpool defeat as new Marc Guehi future claim madeREAD MORE: Crystal Palace star hits out at Liverpool decision after Premier League forced to intervene - 'Justice'And this was again the case at Selhurst Park on Saturday as he helped frustrate a below-par Reds side, with Ibrahima Konate in particular coming in for criticism following a poor defensive performance at the other end.Speaking on Final Score, former Arsenal defender Martin Keown shared his belief that had Liverpool successfully signed Guehi at the start of the month, then the Reds would have instead beaten Palace.“I think this was really won in that tug-of-war to keep Guehi at the football club,” the pundit said.
“(Oliver) Glasner was very aggressive, [he took] an aggressive stance.“If Guehi was playing today for Liverpool, and maybe in a different world he could have been, Konate got the run-around today and you saw what they were missing.“Guehi was really important to their defence and they got the necessary win that they need.”The fact that Liverpool came into the game one centre-back light, having lost Giovanni Leoni to a season-ending ACL injury, only drew greater attention on Guehi and his failed move to Anfield.The Reds remain interested in the England international, who will be out of contract at the end of the season. And that was demonstrated even before facing off against Liverpool on Saturday, as he made his commitment to the South London club clear in his captain’s notes in the official matchday programme.“I think it’s a sign of the progress that we have made as a team in recent months that, in such tight matches, we are now coming away with wins or, at the very least, a draw,” he wrote.
Learn moreSky has slashed the price of its Essential TV and Sky Sports bundle for the 2025/26 season, saving members £336 and offering more than 1,400 live matches across the Premier League, EFL and more.Sky will show at least 215 live Premier League games this season, an increase of up to 100 more.Delivering on such words, Guehi played a starring role to help Palace indeed go 18 matches unbeaten, as their victory over Liverpool saw them move up into second in the table.Speaking after the final whistle, match-winner Eddie Nketiah insisted the Palace dressing room were in no doubt about Guehi’s commitment to the cause.Meanwhile, manager Oliver Glasner previously admitted that while his captain had been disappointed to see a move to Liverpool collapse, he was also convinced that Guehi would never let him down."Of course he was a little bit disappointed at the beginning,” he conceded at his pre-match press conference. “But he said 'no, it's fine, I like being here, I like the team, I like the staff, I like Crystal Palace, I'm a south London boy, it's all good, I will give my best,' and this is exactly what I knew would happen.“I have no concerns at all (about Guehi).