Generous Leeds defence allow Jürgen Klopp’s side run riot at Elland Road
When Leeds won at Anfield in late October hopes were high that Jesse Marsch’s then-side had turned a corner but, ultimately, it proved illusory and by February Gracia had replaced the American in the home dugout.
With Trent Alexander-Arnold deployed in an extremely fluid hybrid role which involved him drifting towards central midfield almost as much as operating in a more conventional right back position, Leeds looked alarmingly confused at times. When Junior Firpo, Gracia’s left back, found himself caught daydreaming with the ball by Alexander-Arnold, the full back was allowed to exchange passes with Salah before squaring for Cody Gakpo to tap the opener beyond Illan Meslier.
Within five minutes Salah scored the second. This time Weston McKennie’s loss of central midfield control permitted Jota to seize possession before his pass prefaced the Egyptian expertly lifting a delicately chipped shot just beyond Meslier’s outstretched fingertips from 15 yards. Unfortunately for Gracia it proved strictly transitory. With Pascal Struijk failing to make a fairly routine clearance and the home defence consequently dragged out of position, Curtis Jones was able to slide an excellent pass through for Jota to curve a first-time shot past the advancing, and badly wrong-footed, Meslier.
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