Liverpool vs Genk 2−1

Goals from Gini Wijnaldum and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain secured a third consecutive Champions League win in Group E for Liverpool, with Genk overwhelmed 2-1 at Anfield. Liverpool have been guilty of some poor ending as the sport wore on, with their chance within the 36th minute a major instance.
Jürgen Klopp and Alisson Becker held a pre-match press conference at Anfield on Monday afternoon. Mohamed Salah could emulate a feat solely previously achieved for Liverpool by Steven Gerrard if he scores in opposition to Genk this evening. Divock Origi's football upbringing occurred on the academy of Genk, with the striker receiving a heat reception when he got here on in its place on the KRC Genk Arena final month.
Liverpool made six adjustments, with begins for Joe Gomez, James Milner, Fabinho, Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Divock Origi. Jordan Henderson missed out because of sickness with Dejan Lovren, Andy Robertson, Adam Lallana, Georginio Wijnaldum, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane additionally dropping out. The result sees Liverpool go high of Group E with nine points, one forward of Napoli, who had been held to a 1-1 draw by Red Bull Salzburg, and is the proper preparation forward of their large Premier League conflict with Manchester City on Sunday, live on Sky Sports. Genk remain rooted to the foot of the desk with one point. But it was far from a stroll in Stanley Park, with a thunderous Mbwana Samatta header (forty) levelling issues up in the first half after an instinctive finish from Georginio Wijnaldum for Liverpool's 14th-minute opener.
Bryan Heynen delivered the corner, which lifted over the top of Oxlade-Chamberlain at the near submit earlier than Samatta powered a header residence to see the visitors level at the break. Ahead of the game, Liverpool had been anticipated to comfortably win the Anfield encounter and so they enjoyed a great start when Wijnaldum scored inside 14 minutes. James Milner's left wing cross pinged off the leg of Carlos Cuesta and Genk captain Sebastian Dewaest was unable to keep the ball underneath control. Wijnaldum then nipped in to carry the loose ball over the oncoming Gaten Coucke with an instinctive finish.
Salah's fitness will be extra essential to Liverpool for subsequent Sunday's Premier League clash with Spurs, although given the Lilywhites have received just certainly one of their last seven matches in all competitions, it isn't essentially crucial he is even again by then. Which party holds the majority in the Senate is a huge blow, but I fairly fancy Origi along with his pace and energy against this United back line. Klopp selected Divock Origi in his place to take on United. Clean sheets have been onerous to come by for the Reds this time period, even on home turf, so 23/20 for each teams to score at Anfield is our preliminary Liverpool vs Genk prediction. The Reds haven't tasted defeat on Merseyside in continental fight since dropping 3-0 to Cristiano Ronaldo's Real Madrid in October 2014.
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