Liverpool reverse Swansea, move up to second in Premier League

Roberto Firmino's timely brilliance helped coach Jurgen Klopp's team win 2-1 in the earliest match of round seven of the English Premier League.

Firmino scored a goal and won a penalty to help Liverpool win. Photo: Reuters.

"Last year we went unbeaten against Swansea City (1-3). It was a game where we had to change a lot of positions. We had too many games at that time," said Klopp. "Now we have nothing to complain about. We have time to recover, time to prepare and time to analyse the opponent."However, after this match, the German strategist probably had a lot to complain about - especially the performance of his students in the first half. His team entered the match weakly, lacking ideas in attack and loose in defense.

Swansea, on the other hand, played with confidence, despite their lowest form in the Premier League history (four points from six games). In the fifth minute, the home team sent a warning with a header from about five metres off target fromBorja BastonIn this situation, no Liverpool player was marking him.Baston. However, before the away team's defense could learn from their experience, their net was already flying. Another high ball situation, the ball went over J's headordi Amat then find the right locationLeroy Fer just got down. In the most comfortable position possible, the Swansea striker tapped the ball into the goal from about two meters away. This was Fer's fourth goal of the season.

The loss made Liverpool players even more disoriented.In the first 20 minutes, they didn't even get the ball. Then they lost.Adam Lallana was injured, and had only a third of the ball possession of his opponents. Minute 25 ifBaston - making his first Premier League start - was unlucky again with a header wide from five yards out, and Liverpool's net could have been blown wide again.

It wasn’t until the first half, with about 10 minutes left, that the visitors started to get into the rhythm of the game. Sadio Mane’s speed and agility were key to their threat to Lukas Fabianski’s goal. However, his and Firmino’s shots were unable to overcome the white players’ body shielding of their own goal.

Swansea opened the scoring early, causing Liverpool to face many difficulties. Photo: Reuters.

Standing outside the stadium, coach Klopp looked dazed. His team was really inconsistent. They played very well against big teams, beating Arsenal, drawing with Tottenham, crushing defending champions Leicester and defeating Chelsea, but could also lose 2-0 to... Burnley.

ThenThat inconsistency came again in the second half of this match. I don't know what Klopp said to his players, but they played like a new team after the break. In just the first three minutes, allFirmino and then Mane caused trouble for Swansea's goal. And in the 54th minute, they also equalized 1-1 whenFirmino broke the offside trap and headed the ball into the ground with no one marking him.The Brazilian forward has been involved in more goals than any other Liverpool player since the start of last season (13 goals and seven assists). His goal this time came from a free kick from a teammate.

From then on, the game was completely Liverpool's. In the 57th minute, Mane crossed from the right wing, forcing Fabianski to dive to save. About a minute later, Coutinho curled the ball from the edge of the penalty area, sending it just wide of the target. Clyne then tried his luck with a long-range shot that hit goalkeeper Fabianski. Despite the heavy attack, Liverpool once again had to rely on a set-piece to settle the game.

In the 84th minute, Firmino was fouled in the penalty area, giving his team a penalty. James Milner did not miss the opportunity, finishing cleverly into the middle of the goal to seal the victory. The three points from this match helped Liverpool climb to second place with 16 points - two points less than the leader Man City. However, this position is not fixed because their opponents have not played yet.

According to VNE