Liverpool match verdict after the Premier League match with Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium
There comes a very specific point in each Premier League season when managers and players are forced into a reluctant acceptance that their season-long ambitions may not in fact be realised. Such moments arrive before the maths say it is no longer possible but the shuddering realisation is arguably even more deflating than when it is made official.
Fate dawned slightly earlier in 2019 when Vincent Kompany spanked home what is now something of an iconic winning goal against Leicester City and Reds supporters of a certain vintage still wince at the merest mention of the name Federico Macheda. That might have been the moment that Arteta comes to eventually view as the one that damaged his own title pretensions irreparably and while the Gunners boss will no doubt publicly refuse to throw in any towel until it goes from mathematically improbable to impossible, this 2-0 win here will take wind from the sails in North London undoubtedly.
And maybe that’s the point here? That such a massive three points, in an assignment as exacting as Manchester City, only takes them back to where they began: six behind Liverpool having played a game more. It’s an emotional heft that surely eats into the reserves of optimism at the Emirates. Liverpool were perhaps fortunate to earn a penalty after half an hour when Cody Gakpo went through before a slight touch from Lewis Cook led to the Netherlands star tripping inside the area. A VAR check confirmed Darren England's decision, though, and Salah did the rest.
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