Two first half goals from Mohamed Salah and Rio Ngumoha were enough to secure victory for Liverpool here. Arne Slot’s side threatened down the wings with their wide wingers and underlapping fullbacks in the first half, before being able to drop deeper in the second half against a Fulham side who did not quite have the firepower to break them down.
Tactical analysis and match report by Josh Manley.
Arne Slot made a tactical adjustment for Liverpool’s Champions League quarter final first-leg against PSG in midweek, switching to a back five to try and combat the Parisians’ attacking firepower. Liverpool came away with a two-goal deficit – not the worst-case scenario against such a strong opponent, but still a mountain to climb.
Liverpool switched to a more familiar 4-2-3-1 shape again for this game, composed of Jeremie Frimpong, Ibrahima Konaté, Virgil van Dijk, and Andy Robertson. Dominik Szoboszlai and Curtis Jones played in central midfield, with Florian Wirtz at number ten. Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo, and Rio Ngumoha then completed the frontline.
Marco Silva’s Fulham side find themselves very much in mid-table as the season reaches its final stages, although not too far from potential Europa League places. They lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation here with a back four of Timothy Castagne, Joachim Andersen, Calvin Bassey, and Antonee Robinson. Sander Berge and Alex Iwobi were in central midfield, with Harry Wilson, Josh King, and Oscar Bobb the attacking midfield trio behind striker Rodrigo Muniz.
Liverpool’s wingers decisive
Slot’s side had most of the ball . . .
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