Diogo Jota’s early purpose was sufficient to safe Liverpool a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace within the Premier League on Saturday.
The Portuguese ahead netted after simply 9 minutes at Selhurst Park, darting in behind to select the bottom-left nook on his one hundredth begin for the Reds in all competitions.
It might have been a distinct story although, as Eddie Nketiah had a purpose dominated out for offside within the first minute, setting off too early earlier than he dinked Alisson.
The Eagles pushed for a late equaliser however couldn’t breach Liverpool’s backline regardless of their late flurry of probabilities.
A sixth victory from seven matches strikes Arne Slot’s facet 4 factors clear on the prime of the desk earlier than title rivals Arsenal and Manchester Metropolis play in a while Saturday, whereas Palace stay with out a win in 18th.
Victory at Selhurst Park #CRYLIV pic.twitter.com/n3nTu19HLV
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) October 5, 2024
Knowledge Debrief: Slot continues flying begin
Liverpool have gained all 4 of their away video games beneath Slot to date, with the Dutchman simply the fourth supervisor in Premier League historical past to handle the feat.
He’s additionally the primary Reds supervisor to win as many as 9 of his first 10 video games in cost (L1).
Palace confirmed some late struggle, nevertheless it was not sufficient to flip the script and earn their first win of the Premier League season, with this their longest winless begin since 2017-18.
