Daily Archives: December 23, 2024

Tottenham 3 Liverpool 6: Slot’s side top of league at Christmas, Gray day, smart Szoboszlai

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“Liverpool beat Tottenham to cement their spot at the top of the Premier League for Christmas. Luis Diaz opened the scoring at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after a pinpoint cross from Trent Alexander-Arnold before Alexis Mac Allisterdoubled the lead when he nodded home from close range. The home side hit back with a curling effort from James Maddison but Arne Slot’s team showed their class with a swift counter-attack just before half-time, which Dominik Szoboszlai converted after winning the initial flick-on, and two second-half strikes from Mohamed Salah. …”
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NY Times/The Athletic: How Trent Alexander-Arnold’s passing style has changed – and the importance of the letter ‘L’

Man Utd 0 Bournemouth 3: Problems for Amorim, conceding first again and more set-piece issues

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“After the high of their dramatic derby victory last Sunday, Manchester United were brought back down to earth in the Premier League with a heavy home defeat against Bournemouth. Ruben Amorim and his team have experienced wildly contrasting fortunes over the past seven days. There was euphoria as two late goals earned a 2-1 win at the Etihad Stadium a week ago, but now they have suffered back-to-back disappointments in exiting the Carabao Cup quarter-finals after a seven-goal thriller at Tottenham, followed by this dismantling. …”
NY Times/The Athletic