Slavisa Jokanovic was dressed all in black and his mood would have matched the attire given the manner of Liverpool’s crucial opening goal, but this did not appear a funereal march for the Fulham manager. Bottom of the league, yes, deservedly beaten, yes; though not without giving Jürgen Klopp’s team an unusually testing afternoon at Anfield.
Mohamed Salah, with his eighth goal of the season, and a fine finish from Xherdan Shaqiri took Liverpool back to the Premier League summit as they delivered a determined response to the midweek Champions League defeat at Red Star Belgrade. The hosts were made to fight for fifth home league win of the campaign, however, by a visiting team who felt aggrieved when Aleksandar Mitrovic’s header was disallowed for offside seconds before the all-important breakthrough.
Written by Andy Hunter at Anfield
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/nov/11/liverpool-fulham-premier-league-match-report under the title “Liverpool’s Xherdan Shaqiri turns up the heat on Fulham’s Slavisa Jokanovic”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
