#4 Imbula’s blunder
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Stoke City were down by two goals to one in the second half and not in the most impossible of situations. If they could get back into their earlier groove they might have salvaged a point, if they defended really well. But that eventuality became totally out of the question as Giannelli Imbula made the worst mistake possible on a football pitch.
Divock Origi crossed a perfect ball intended for Mane inside the box ahead of the Stoke line of defence, only for it to reach Imbula first. In an attempt to intercept the pass, the French midfielder kicked it past his own keeper Lee Grant. His blunder cost them as Liverpool’s lead became far more difficult to bridge.
His error was in complete opposition to Peter Crouch’s heroics in his own box in the first half. The former Liverpool forward made a goal-line clearance to deny Liverpool an early lead.
