Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain had waited 18 months to experience the joy of scoring for Liverpool once again; 18 months in which he lost a year of his career to a serious knee injury, the chance to appear in two Champions League finals and to call himself a European champion. He ended the wait in sublime style to steer Jürgen Klopp’s side to a commanding and crucial victory over Genk.
Oxlade-Chamberlain struck twice, for the first time in a game for almost exactly three years, as the European champions gained the away win their manager had demanded. The second was beautiful, arched over Genk’s goalkeeper with the outside of his foot from distance, while Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah completed the scoring as Liverpool recorded their first away win in the group stage since the 7-0 rout of Maribor in October 2017.
Written by Andy Hunter at the Luminus Arena
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/oct/23/genk-liverpool-champions-league-match-report under the title “Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s double flourish eases Liverpool past Genk”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
