This time last year Swansea City beat Liverpool at Anfield and gained the belief that saved them from Premier League relegation. Here they defeated Liverpool once more with Hymns and Arias, the fans’ anthem that has sadly not echoed around the Liberty Stadium much of late, sung joyously at the final whistle.
It was a final whistle after which Liverpool’s frustrations boiled over with pushing and shoving. They had spurned chances, been denied by some astonishingly resolute defending and, with just seconds to go, Roberto Firmino thumped a header against a post from close range. Firmino surely had to score and Liverpool will have felt they had to win as they fight to finish in the top four.
Instead, their 18-match undefeated run in all competitions has come to a spectacular end against a Swansea side who are still 20th in the league but are not cut adrift.
In fact, they are three points from safety and the belief this result gave them under their Carlos Carvalhal, their new manager, was palpable. He later laid out in his inimitably colourful style: the patient – the team – were in intensive care when he took over, relegation appearing a certainty, but they are now “well enough to accept visitors”.
There are signs of life; they have a fighting chance.
Satu-satunya hattrick yang dicetak pemain Liverpool ke gawang Swansea terjadi pada November 1961 oleh Roger Hunt saat The Reds menang 5-0 di Anfield.
Dejan Lovren mencetak gol pertamanya bagi Liverpool saat The Reds menang 2-1 atas Swansea di Piala Liga pada Oktober 2014. Gol itu terjadi pada menit 95.
Jordan Henderson telah mencetak 3 gol ke gawang Swansea dan ini jumlah terbanyak dibanding gol-nya ke gawang tim lain.
Adam Lallana tercatat 2 kali mencetak 2 gol dalam sebuah pertandingan. Salah satunya saat The Reds menang 4-1 atas Swansea di Desember 2014.
Virgil van Dijk pertama kali mencetak gol di kompetisi Liga Inggris adalah saat membela Southampton dan mencetak gol ke gawang Swansea pada September 2015.
Mo Salah telah mencetak 9 gol tandang dan sejauh ini hanya 3 kali saja jumlah ini dikalahkan di era Premier League.
Luis Suarez mencetak 14 gol tandang di 2013-14 dan 12 gol tandang di 2012-2013. Michael Owen cetak 10 gol tandang di 2002-03. Sementara Salah telah mencetak 9 gol tandang dari 10 pertandingan saja.
Mo Salah, Firmino dan Sadio Mane secara bersama-sama telah mencetak 50 gol di musim ini di semua kompetisi.
Saat ini Mo Salah telah mencetak 18 gol di berbagai kompetisi. Selama era Premier League, hanya 4 pemain yang sukses mencetak gol di atas 20 yakni: Robbie Fowler ( 2 kali ), Fernando Torres, Luis Suarez ( 2 kali ) dan Daniel Sturridge.
Jika tidak kalah kontra Swansea, maka untuk pertama kali, sejak 2013-14, Liverpool tidak kalah dalam 7 laga tandang berturut-turut.
Saat ini, Liverpool tidak kalah dalam 14 laga liga dan 18 laga dalam semua kompetisi. Terakhir kali catatan seperti ini tercipta pada O k tober 2008 silam.
Jika tidak kalah, maka Liverpool mencatat 20 pertandingan berturut-turut tanpa kalah dan ini menyamai rekor 21 tahun yang lalu.
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Real Madrid are lining up a summer swoop for Mohamed Salah - according to the president of the Egyptian FA.
The Liverpool star has been a revelation since moving to Anfield last summer, scoring 24 goals since his £36.9million transfer from Roma.
The Spanish giants have been linked with a move for the 25-year-old as Zinedine Zidane looks to boost his attacking options, although the Reds will not entertain any bids for the jet-heeled forward.
But according to Hany Abo Rida - head of Egyptian football's governing body - Real will still test Liverpool's resolve at the end of the season.
Furthermore, he believes such a move would be 'great' for his nation.
According to reports in Egypt, Rida said: "Real Madrid will make an offer for Salah during the summer.
"Salah is now looking to improve his game. Obviously if an Egyptian plays for a club as popular around the world as Real Madrid, it's going to be great for Egyptian football."
His comments come just weeks after Salah's national team boss, Hector Cuper, insisted the player was good enough to feature for the 12-time European Cup winners.
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"Without doubt he is the star of the team, but what has helped us to qualify (for the World Cup) is the humility of all the team, including Salah," Cuper told the Spanish media in December.
"Salah is a very good player who has the ability to play for Real Madrid without doubt."
I have had six games, we have lost one against Tottenham which was an offside goal. We are building. We are not in emergency. We are in hospital but we are not in emergency and we are breathing. We can have visitors now. We still not in good position but confidence is high, the dynamic is better. The commitment is strong. The signs are good. In the Watford game, I said 100 persons out of Swansea, 100 would say we would be relegated. After Watford I said maybe two people would say we can achieve, but 98 say no chance. Now I believe 20 in 100 are looking a different way. These guys are breathing, they are not in emergency. 80 think we are still relegated, but my players will focus, focus on the dynamic, focus on organisation, we can win games and jump up the positions. We are doing better and better. When you win against Liverpool, very strong side.
