National media react as 'ropey' Liverpool left with another dark cloud - 'Drama begins'
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How the national media reacted to Liverpool's 3-1 victory over Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday afternoonThe run continues. Liverpool saw their hopes of Champions League qualification given a major boost when they beat bogey side Crystal Palace 3-1 in the Premier League at Anfield on Saturday afternoon.Alexander Isak and Andy Robertson scored in the first half and Florian Wirtz deep into stoppage time at the end of the game after Daniel Munoz had controversially pulled a goal back for the visitors while stand-in goalkeeper Freddie Woodman was down injured.It made for a lively 90 minutes.
All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook page"In a season of unexpected twists and turns, the sound of Freddie Woodman being serenaded by the Kop and fêted as England’s No 1 is unlikely to be surpassed," he says."The adulation for Liverpool’s third-choice goalkeeper was richly deserved after a remarkable afternoon in which he found himself central to the tumult."Arne Slot has said he might be tempted to write a book on the trials and tribulations that have befallen his team this term. "For Liverpool, the consolation to a poor season will almost certainly come in the form of Champions League qualification after a ropey win against Crystal Palace, but it remains to be seen if Mohamed Salah will be fit to see it through."His removal shortly before the hour mark with what appeared to be a hamstring injury will inevitably stir fears of an anti-climactic end to one of the most sterling club shifts the Premier League has known."As he left the field, he waved to all four corners of Anfield in one of those gestures that will only enhance the anxiety around his forthcoming scans.
From there, he departed straight down the tunnel, with the mood eventually lifted by a 3-1 win that strengthened recent momentum for Arne Slot’s side."Andy Hunter, another ex-ECHO employee, picked up on the same theme in The Guardian."The sun shone, Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz made an impression on a Liverpool victory, Freddie Woodman seized his moment as third-choice goalkeeper and Arne Slot’s team went fourth by lifting the curse of Crystal Palace," he opines. "This season being what it is for the champions, though, a dark cloud had to appear."Mohamed Salah limped out of Liverpool’s third consecutive Premier League win and potentially out of his final season at Anfield with a hamstring injury.