They believe again.īut they do still appear to be cursed by those bad injuries and, after all their problems last season, here appeared to be another given how well Elliott had performed since bursting into the team, keeping out far more senior and bigger names, and staking his claim. For Liverpool, the return of long-term absentees such as Van Dijk has made the difference.
Manchester City spent £100 million on Jack Grealish, Chelsea close to that on Romelu Lukaku and Manchester United have brought back Cristiano Ronaldo. Mohamed Salah screamed to the bench and demanded help, Jurgen Klopp was quickly on the pitch and medical staff soon followed.Įven though it looked accidental, Leeds defender Pascal Struijk was sent off for the intensity of his challenge as he launched into the tackle on halfway but waited before walking off, clearly anxious to see how Elliott was, and was consoled by Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk, who knows all about serious injury.Įlliott was eventually placed on a stretcher but was able to clap the fans and post a positive message on Instagram, with the incident – and an initial diagnosis of dislocation as he was taken to hospital – overshadowing what was an impressive win for Liverpool, who remain unbeaten and only off the top of the table on goals scored.īig statements have been made by all of their title rivals but this is the biggest pronouncement so far from Liverpool: they have their team back, while Salah made a declaration of his own by scoring his 100th Premier League goal. The distress surrounding Harvey Elliott after he was caught in a sliding lunge and landed awkwardly on his left ankle was obvious. A horrible injury to any player is upsetting enough but when it happens to an 18-year-old who has just announced himself in the Premier League, and is performing so thrillingly for one of its biggest clubs, then it is even more shocking.
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