Liverpool beat Norwich City 1-0 on Saturday night.
Liverpool took another step towards the Premier League title on Saturday evening, beating Norwich City 1-0 at Carrow Road.
The Reds are already virtually guaranteed to win the title, but they remain laser-focused on the task at hand, and were made to work for their win in Norfolk.
Liverpool couldn’t break Norwich down in a frustrating display, and almost fell behind when Alexander Tettey’s strike – a rare effort on goal for the Canaries – rattled the post.
Jurgen Klopp called for Sadio Mane from the bench, and the Senegalese wide man made an instant impact, bagging the winner on his return from injury.
Liverpool held on for the win, claiming another three points as they moved a ridiculous 25 points clear at the top of the Premier League table.
It wasn’t exactly vintage Liverpool though, as Klopp’s men turned in a clunky performance, and some players weren’t really at their best in testing conditions.
One player who struggled to hit top form was Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who was filling in for Mane on the left flank, despite his best position being more central.
The 26-year-old was eventually hauled off after a hard-working but largely ineffectual performance, and Liverpool fans took to Twitter to share their disappointment.
Fans branded him ‘useless’, ‘woeful’ and ‘awful’, believing that he was the worst player on the pitch and ‘painful to watch’ out wide, urging Klopp to stop using him as a winger moving forward as his best football is played as a midfielder.
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