(Video) Tyler Morton nets stunning goal as potential Liverpool reunion moves a step closer
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Tyler Morton netted a superb goal for Lyon as they advanced to the Champions League play-off round on Tuesday night, with the Ligue 1 side moving a step closer to a potential clash against his former club Liverpool.Paulo Fonseca’s side trailed 2-1 from the first leg of their tie against Sparta Prague but made no mistake on home soil last night as they romped to a 3-0 victory, with the ex-Reds midfielder rounding off the scoring in style.Having earlier hit the crossbar with a curled effort, the 23-year-old killed off the tie in the 72nd minute with a resounding finish.Morton nets stunning goal in emphatic Lyon winA header out from the back was cleared straight into the path of Morton on the edge of the penalty area, and he took one touch to set himself before lashing an unstoppable shot into the top corner of the visitors’ net, with Sparta goalkeeper Jakub Surovcik getting nowhere near it.That superb goal capped an all-round magnificent performance from the Wallasey native, as seen in the figures below from Sofascore. Passes completed 55/61 (90%) Dribble completion 100% Total shots 4 Shots on target 2 Accurate long balls 11 Key passes 2 Want more Empire of the Kop coverage?
Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trustMorton hasn’t looked back since leaving LiverpoolHaving made just 14 senior appearances for Liverpool before joining Lyon a year ago, the midfielder has now played 45 times for his current club, who’ve considered him ‘untouchable’ this summer amid a need to sell players in order to raise funds and avoid financial sanctions.Earlier this year, he said that he’s rediscovered his ‘love for football’ since his move to France, having felt a lack of ‘trust’ from Arne Slot during his one season of working under the former Reds boss.Put simply, Morton hasn’t looked back since that £15m transfer (ESPN) last August; and if Lyon overcome Fenerbahce in the play-off round, they’ll progress to the Champions League proper for the first time since reaching the semi-finals in 2020.They could potentially meet Liverpool in the league phase of the competition, granting the 23-year-old a chance to show his former employers what he can produce, and maybe a return to Anfield if the Reds are handed a home tie against Fonseca’s side.It has the makings of a classic footballing narrative – we’re delighted to see Morton doing so well in France, but from an LFC perspective, let’s hope he doesn’t come back to haunt us this season!You can view the highlights from Lyon’s victory below (with Morton’s goal at 4:15), via AC Sparta Praha on YouTube: