Wirtz shines as Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 3-1
Liverpool headed into the international break in good spirits after goals from Alexis Mac Allister, Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak secured a 3-1 win away at Crystal Palace, as reported by Liverpool.com (Liverpool.com).
This Is Anfield picks out five talking points from the win, highlighting the Reds' "set-piece lift-off" after Mac Allister's opener, and also flagging an "Alisson reminder" from the afternoon at Selhurst Park (This Is Anfield).
Wirtz himself was pleased with how the game went, telling LiverpoolFC.com that it was an "efficient" display and praising Andoni Iraola's guidance for his goal (LiverpoolFC.com). Liverpool.com separately reports the German international's reaction, in which he insisted the three points were "all what counts" regardless of performance debates (Liverpool.com).
Not everyone was entirely won over by the performance, though. The Liverpool Echo's Ian Doyle suggests Wirtz and Bradley Barcola sent out a "warning sign" during the win, while also noting that Dominik Szoboszlai offered a reminder of his own quality (Liverpool Echo). That critique continued into the build-up to the break, with Liverpool.com reporting that Jamie Carragher defended Wirtz and Barcola against suggestions Liverpool were "lucky" to win, despite some ongoing scrutiny of their performances (Liverpool.com).
The Guardian's round-up of the weekend's Premier League action takes in incidents from across the division, including Liam Delap's display for Chelsea against Palace's opponents and Joe Gómez's showing for Brighton, though its focus naturally sits beyond Anfield rather than on Liverpool's win itself (The Guardian).
Taken together, the coverage paints a picture of a professional if not spectacular win for Liverpool at Selhurst Park, with Mac Allister, Wirtz and Isak doing the damage on the scoresheet. Reports largely agree it was a job well done heading into the international break, even if pundits like Doyle see room for improvement from certain individuals, a point that will no doubt be debated again once domestic action resumes.
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