Liverpool remain near-certainties to win the title but they will not do it unbeaten. Some 423 days after their last Premier League defeat they suffered another and, if that in itself is difficult to comprehend given the relentlessness of Jürgen Klopp’s men this season, then the manner of their downfall here only adds to the sense of shock and awe.
For they were well beaten by a Watford side that came into this game in the bottom three and having failed to win their past six games. But a performance of great togetherness and potency saw Nigel Person’s men record a victory that will be talked about in these parts for years to come. Key to it was a sensational performance by Ismaïla Sarr, who scored twice, set up the other for Troy Deeney and generally ran Liverpool ragged.
Written by Sachin Nakrani at Vicarage Road
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/29/watford-liverpool-premier-league-match-report under the title “Watford’s Sarr blitzes Liverpool to end dream of matching Invincibles”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
