Thursday, June 25, 2020

Liverpool and their homegrown poster boy reminded us that it wasn’t a fever dream. They really are that good

We didn’t imagine it then. The Premier League’s reanimation may have been ghostly, muted, frantic, low-key, and oddly vague. But at Anfield Liverpool drew themselves up to their full height and produced a performance that felt like muscle-memory kicking in; like roots beginning to stir; that felt, above all a bit like football.

A 4-0 defeat of Crystal Palace leaves Jürgen Klopp’s team a ludicrous 23 points clear at the top of the table. It was a reminder of something too. It wasn’t a fever dream. Yes, they really are that good.

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from Football | The Guardian https://ift.tt/3exbUwt

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