Our writers on Liverpool's dramatic comeback win against Newcastle at St James' Park
’s Merseyside derby defeat at Anfield in April 2022, and it is hard to imagine that the Liverpool-born winger did not relish the moment against the club that released him as a youth player.
It was his through ball, after dribbling inside, that led to Virgil van Dijk’s red card too. Twice in the opening 90 seconds of the second-half, he went at Alexander-Arnold again. A myriad of pace changes and cutbacks — benefitting from attacking a defender on a yellow card — were followed by two excellent low crosses.His standing ovation when subbed on 72 minutes was deserved.
Especially when you consider that 2022-23 had the third lowest red cards per game rate in the division’s history, beaten only by the first two Premier League campaigns, when it was almost a different sport in terms of leniency and punishment.There were no boos, no jeers, just a stunned silence which then finally drifted into applause and a rendition of “Who’s that team they call United.
Newcastle’s greatest strength over the past couple of seasons has been noise and fervour, everybody in it together. Before kick-off Wor Flags, the fans’ group, displayed multiple banners in the Gallowgate End celebrating individual players, reminding us of the people and personalities that make up this formidable unit. They may need a bit more of it.
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