Andoni Iraola has confessed that Liverpool desperately required their 3-1 Premier League victory over Crystal Palace to arrest a worrying slump in form. The Reds arrived at Selhurst Park under significant pressure following a bruising week that saw them suffer back-to-back losses on both domestic and European fronts.
Pierre Sage’s tenure at Selhurst Park is hanging by a thread following a bruising 3-1 home defeat to Liverpool. The result leaves Crystal Palace rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table as the club enters the final international break of the calendar year.
Liverpool secured a vital three points at Selhurst Park to keep pace with the Premier League's frontrunners, but the post-match mood was far from celebratory for head coach Andoni Iraola. Despite a clinical display that saw the Reds dismantle a struggling Crystal Palace side, the Spaniard was left fuming over a late officiating decision that he believes highlighted a lack of consistency in the division.
Florian Wirtz has hailed Liverpool’s clinical edge after the Reds secured a vital three points on the road against a struggling Crystal Palace side. The German international was on the scoresheet as Andoni Iraola’s men bounced back from European disappointment to climb into the Premier League's top four.