Liverpool crushed Leeds 6-1 on Monday as Cody Gakpo’s controversial opener provided the spark for the Reds’ first win in five English Premier League games.
Juergen Klopp’s side took the lead at Elland Road when Gakpo’s goal was allowed to stand despite the ball striking Trent Alexander-Arnold’s arm in the buildup.
It was reported that the video assistant referee official did not check the incident because it happened too far back in the move, but Leeds were furious at the perceived injustice.
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Mohamed Salah rubbed salt into Leeds’ wounds when he increased Liverpool’s lead 4 minutes later, before Luis Sinisterra got one back for the struggling hosts.
Diogo Jota’s double, another Salah strike and Darwin Nunez’s late effort ensured Liverpool ended their five-game winless run in all competitions.
After coming within a whisker of winning a quadruple last season, Liverpool have been reduced to scrambling to reach next season’s UEFA Europa League or UEFA Europa Conference League, with the UEFA Champions League seemingly out of reach.
With that target in mind, the eighth-placed Reds are now within two points of seventh-placed Brighton & Hove Albion.
“It’s the best game we’ve played this season,” Klopp said. “My favorite part was in the 92nd minute when we chased the poor boy on the ball from Leeds. The counter-pressing was the best for, I want to say, decades.”
Leeds crumbled again eight days after their 5-1 home defeat against Crystal Palace and sit just two points above the relegation zone with seven games left.
They were booed off after becoming only the second club to concede five or more home goals in successive Premier League games.
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