Henderson inspiration, Salah mystery, rivals' chaos – Liverpool news round-up
A round-up the day's latest Liverpool news, brought to you courtesy of the Liverpool.com team.
Liverpool extended their lead back up to 16 points at the top of the Premier League on Thursday night with a game in hand, beating Wolves 2-1 courtesy of Roberto Firmino's 84th minute winner.
It's one more major step closer to the Premier League title, and yet another show of immense resilience to dig out three points late on against tough opponents away from home, even when Liverpool weren't at their best throughout.
Here, we round-up all the day's latest Liverpool news, brought to you courtesy of the Liverpool.com team.
Henderson inspiration
Jordan Henderson has been sensational for Liverpool in recent months, and continued that form with a goal and an assist to help drag his team over the line against Wolves.
Joel Rabinowitz assesses his contribution over this crucial period of the season, and ponders whether he should be considered a genuine candidate for PFA Player of the Year as he closes in on immortal status.
Salah mystery
Mohamed Salah is one of the quickest and most skilful players in the Premier League, and plays for the best team in the country, so you might expect he'd naturally draw plenty of fouls...
But no, remarkably, Salah has won just 13 fouls all season (prior to facing Wolves), which makes him just the 133rd most frequently fouled player in the league.
We have a few theories as to why referees seem to allow defenders to do whatever they like to the Egyptian...
Rivals' chaos
Everything is rosy for Liverpool right now, but that isn't the case for most of their rivals in England and across the continent.
In fact, many of them are in total disarray, with fans dissatisfied with the performances on the pitch and decisions being made off it.
Ollie Connolly looks at why Liverpool's rivals are floundering, making their own success even sweeter.
Rivals' chaos Everything is rosy for Liverpool right now, but that isn't the case for most of their rivals in England and across the continent. In fact, many of them are in total disarray, with fans dissatisfied with the performances on the pitch and decisions being made off it. Ollie Connolly looks at why Liverpool's rivals are floundering, making their own success even sweeter.
Rivals' chaos Everything is rosy for Liverpool right now, but that isn't the case for most of their rivals in England and across the continent. In fact, many of them are in total disarray, with fans dissatisfied with the performances on the pitch and decisions being made off it. Ollie Connolly looks at why Liverpool's rivals are floundering, making their own success even sweeter.
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