Liverpool 2-1 West Ham: Virgil van Dijk goes from scratch to hero to net late winner and puts reds on the brink of premier league title

Liverpool is six points away from the 20th Better League title after Virgil Van Dijk crossed from scratch to hero with a late head to seal a 2-1 victory over West Ham.

Since Liverpool won 1-0 thanks to the first half opener, Luis Diaza from the amazing assist Mohamed Salah, Van Dijk became involved in terrible mixing with Andy Robertson to score his own goal in the 86th minute.

But a few moments later, Captain Van Dijk increased the highest above the replacement of West Ham Niclas Fullkur from the corner in front of the digs to establish a Liverpool lead of 13 points at the top of the Premier League.

Van Dijk may have been pressured on the hammers forward, which Var did not punish. “Put a little to push a little, right?” said Roy Keane. “I thought Var would watch it, but obviously no!”

Should Arsenal lose to Ipswich next weekend on a great Sunday, Liverpool will know victory over Leicester, also live on Sky SportsThe mathematical title will secure with five games.

Asked if Liverpool could “touch the title” now, Salah said, “We can say that now. We owe one to the fans one, especially as when we won it, we won in lockdown. So let’s go and win!”

Liverpool was lucky to have gone with a victory, and Jamie Carragher called the red “lethargic” and “extremely average” after the opener.

Anfield was initially a boot booth after a good week for the club. Two days after his new Liverpool contract was confirmed, Salah entered the records of records in the installation of a Diaz opener.

Salah broke the record for most of the goal in the Premier League season in 38 games – and did so in a style. A great passage out of launch unlocked West Ham defense and allowed Diaz to enter an empty net.

But West Ham grew into the game almost immediately. Mohammed Kudus saw his effort to come across an Alisson bar almost immediately after Diaz’s opener. Constantinos Mavropanos missed the trifle from the corner just before halftime and the pressure of West Ham continued after the interruption, despite Alexis Mac Allister hit the Hammers strip from a free kick.

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson, a return to the team after the earthquake, stopped tall to reject Jarrod Bowen in one to one, while he also ran into Kudus’s low ride with wide power. Carlos Soller also missed a good chance of Bowen’s cross.

In the end, the pressure said that Van Dijk and Robertson had to clean the cross Aaron Wan -bissake – but the couple collided as the ball entered the last of Scott.

Because Liverpool needed to lower more points, the captain accelerated as his head sent Anfield Wild. In the midst of the celebration, Robertson gave Van Dijka a kiss – one of the gratitude and relief – at the forehead.

West Ham, who saw that he had hit a veil in a tape at the time of stopping, would feel hard when they fell to the 17th, but when it comes to the top of the table and the title, Liverpool is almost there.

Zero to the hero! Van Dijk messed up with Robertson – then he gets the winner!

Van Dijk about his error, winner – and contract

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk to Sky Sports::

On the West Suns of Equalizer:: “I heard Robertson shouting, but that is unfortunately happening. It was time to correct it, and luckily we did.”

To the winner: “We finally had many sets, we train a lot on the corners and we were trying to be important. Today, I could finally achieve the winner in the next one.”

On his contract: “I can say that I am very proud to be the captain of my 100th. The games for Liverpool, it was an emotional day with the Hillsboroug anniversary.

“It was the main focus: get three points, get closer to all our dreams – not just players, staff – all related to Liverpool FC.

“Everyone knows how much I love this club, let’s see what it will look like next week.”

Groove praise Liverpool mentality

Liverpool Main coach Groove to Sky Sports::

“We did this all season. After disappointment that PSG has thrown us out, we appear again, we appear every three days, with this mentality.

“We do not win the games in an easy way. It is easy to take control of the ball, pass it about five times and we have a goal and the next goal and the next goal.

“If we achieve something this year, it is mostly relationships with the mentality that the players have shown. This is what you have seen today.

“Very hard the second half, Alisson needed us because Paqueta and Kudus were amazing the whole game. And then we acknowledged 1-1, with your own goal. How much more disappointment can you get after what happened last week? Getting a goal with Virgil shows you how many mentality these boys have.

“We are not just us. I saw the result when I came in, Chelsea VS Ipswich, 2-2. There is no one who wins the football game so easy and because now this league is so strong, you have to make so much effort to bring your victories over the line.

“It’s much easier if you win the game 3-0 or 4-0 or 5-0, but to win it the way we work every path-welcome, last week against Fulham-I is now again, it’s a big compliment for this team.

“Our whole season was difficult, every victory – except two or three – it was really tough. The last three games showed us how difficult it is to win a football game, let alone one at the end of the season. Next week we’re going to the next week against Leicester.”

Potter: The best West Ham has played since I am here

Western ham Main coach Graham Potter to Sky Sports::

“It’s must be painful. The players gave such a good performance, especially in the second half.

“The credit for Liverpool, they started well. Emotion of the day and the intensity was difficult for us, but the credit for the players. They got stuck on it and we went out into the game.

“The second half, in terms of great chances, we had a few, so we were very disappointed to lose. We deserved something from the game.”

To the winner of Liverpool:: “Sometimes you need these little things to go your own way, obviously this is not for us. We have to accept that.”

If the Mac Allister has come to an offense in the upgrade of Van Dijk winner: “The fact that you ask me a question suggests something. Now I can’t do anything. The judges have to look at their appearance for 90 minutes and then make their assessment.

“For us, we have to try to focus on the things we can control. There are many things we have done well, in terms of performance this is probably the best we had since I have been here – in terms of balance, defense and attack.

“We created opportunities, we attacked Liverpool, we limited them that they were not too much. They have top players, they are responsible for them – they are the best in the league.”

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