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Last Sunday at the FA Community Shield, Liverpool were defeated by Crystal Palace in the penalty shootout. The match went to a penalty shootout after it ended in a result of 2-2. Liverpool had been pretty poor in the penalties from the very first minute as their key players like Mohamed Salah and Mac Allister failed in the penalties.
But Liverpool could have won the game in the first 90 minutes as they picked up the lead twice, and both times they squandered the lead. The Liverpool debutants had been quite impressive in this match, as both of the goals by Liverpool had been scored by two debutants: Hugo Ekitike and Jeremie Frimpong.
Virgil Van Dijk felt the absence of Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz
However, some of the top existing stars of the squad had been quite poor last night, like Muhammad Salah and Cody Gakpo. They were not only poor in the field but also lost their penalty kicks in the shootout. The fans are extremely disappointed after this defeat, as everybody expected Liverpool Football Club to win after having such an expensive transfer season.
Virgil Van Dijk's error led to Crystal Palace's first goal
Liverpool skipper Virgil Van Dijk believes the absence of Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz played a vital role in this defeat. Both of these forwards have been sold elsewhere, and they have been replaced by new names. Here is what Virgil Van Dijk said while attending an interview after the game;
Liverpool lost the game in the penalty shootout
"Well we lost Darwin, he went to Saudi and we lost Lucho [Luis Diaz], he went to Bayern. I think there's always room for an attacker in order to strengthen us so let's see what the window brings in terms of the balance of the team." Said Liverpool skipper Virgil Van Dijk, who was also responsible for the first penalty that led to Crystal Palace' first goal. (Source - talkSPORT)
One of the key reasons behind the defeat of Liverpool was the lack of chemistry in this new side, which will definitely get fixed in no time. Liverpool are presently looking forward to signing a defender, Marc Guehi has been one of their prime targets and was excellent last night. Hopefully, the issues that were seen in the Liverpool team last night will get fixed soon.
