#5 Liverpool finally grind out a win
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One of the biggest problems of this Liverpool squad is their inability to hold onto a win. This trait was glaringly exposed at Bournemouth where a 3-1 lead in the second-half was thrown away. Moreover, one normally sees attacking substitutions from Jurgen Klopp even while the team is winning. However, this time he showed this team has learnt the importance and the way to grind out a win.
In the second half with Liverpool having a one goal advantage, Klopp chose to replace Belgium striker Origi with a defensive midfielder Lucas. The Brazilian helped see out the match well and this outlined a bit more respect from Klopp for the quality the opposition possessed and reacting accordingly.
In his post-match interview, he said as much by saying, “It’s the first ugly game we’ve won, usually we aren’t that good and we lose!”
The result continued Burnley’s search for their first away win this season while Liverpool showed growth from last season by equalling the total number of wins in the entire 2015/16 Premier League season. While there is some way to go for Liverpool to finish in the top 4, this victory will bode them well as the competition heats up in the next couple of months.
