Jurgen Klopp benefited from the luxury of a one-man advantage against Everton over the weekend, and he used Luis Diaz as a left-back to hammer home his edge.
Jurgen Klopp knows all too well what it's like to compete with a one-man disadvantage in football. He's effectively been forced to get used to that dynamic in the early stages of the current campaign, with his Liverpool side suffering from four red cards in their opening eight matches of the new domestic season.
After just 18 minutes, veteran Ashley Young was penalised for a foul on Luis Diaz. The former Manchester United winger was shown a yellow card, and 19 minutes later, he effectively made the same mistake. Young was shown red eight minutes before the half-time whistle, with Sean Dyche benefiting from the interval to reorganise his determined group of players.
Every Monday will see our deep dive into Liverpool results, while there will be exclusive Analysing Anfield Podcast show notes and a weekend stats pack every Friday. On the 62nd minute, left-back Kostas Tsimikas was replaced by striker Darwin Nunez. The Uruguayan international was used as the tip of Liverpool spear up front just as supporters expected, but Diaz curiously replaced Tsimikas as Klopp's left-back. It was a peculiar move considering the Colombian forward is an offensive-minded attacker who is accustomed to playing close to goal, but his change in role had a huge impact on proceedings.
In a desperate attempt to stop the delivery from finding a Liverpool player, Keane used his arm to alter the direction of the ball, with referee Craig Pawson awarding the home side with a valuable penalty. Mohamed Salah stepped up to convert from the spot, before scoring another in the final seconds of the bout as the Reds ran out 2-0 winners.
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