{"id":10436,"date":"2024-04-06T00:01:41","date_gmt":"2024-04-06T00:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/?p=10436"},"modified":"2024-04-06T00:01:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T00:01:42","slug":"mcallisters-stunning-goal-propels-liverpool-to-the-top-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/?p=10436","title":{"rendered":"McAllister&#8217;s stunning goal propels Liverpool to the top spot."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"375\" data-id=\"10437\" src=\"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8-Mac-Allisters-wonder-goal-fires-Liverpool-back-to-the-top-750x375-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8-Mac-Allisters-wonder-goal-fires-Liverpool-back-to-the-top-750x375-1.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/8-Mac-Allisters-wonder-goal-fires-Liverpool-back-to-the-top-750x375-1-300x150.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Liverpool: Alexis McAllister lifted Liverpool to the top of the Premier League with a tense 3-1 win over Sheffield United.<br>Klopp\u2019s side were worried after Darwin Nunez\u2019s early opener was canceled out by Conor Bradley\u2019s second-half goal.<br>But Mac Allister eased the nerves around Anfield with a superb finish from the edge of the area and Cody Gakpo sealed the points in the closing moments.<br>On a crucial evening in the title race, Liverpool moved two points clear of second-placed Arsenal with eight games remaining for each of the three teams in the title race.<br>Arsenal\u2019s 2-0 win over Luton knocked Liverpool out of pole position on Wednesday, while third-placed Manchester City beat Aston Villa 4-1.<br>But Liverpool, unbeaten in their last 28 home league games, are now edging closer to being crowned English champions for the 20th time and first since 2020.<br>\u201cIt will take a good goal from Macca to turn it around,\u201d Klopp said of Mack Allister, the first Liverpool midfielder to score or assist in six consecutive games since Steven Gerrard in 2013.<br>Klopp\u2019s treble-chasing side have met Atalanta in the quarter-finals of the Europa League in what will be a memorable farewell to the German in his final season.<br>However, Arsenal, who are three points clear of Liverpool and champions City, will need to improve on this lackluster display to keep them away.<br>\u201cUntil I made a change, our game as a whole was not very good.<br>\u201cIt was difficult, they had a low block, but they have to do better.<br>\u201cThat\u2019s it. He has to change the game from the bench if he needs to, so I\u2019m very happy.\u201d<br>Liverpool travel to Manchester United on Sunday for a crucial clash with their bitter league rivals.<br>The Reds had to come from behind to beat Brighton last weekend, but Klopp says he feels \u201crelaxed\u201d as the title race reaches its peak.<br>However, when United received a surprise bullet, their hearts must have been beating a little faster than usual.<br>Jack Robinson\u2019s long throw reached an unmarked James McTae in the area and forced the on-loan Manchester City youngster into a reflex save from Caoimhin Kelleher.<br>From the resulting corner, Ben Brereton Diaz hit the far post as the Liverpool defense towered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool: Alexis McAllister lifted Liverpool to the top of the Premier League with a tense 3-1 win over Sheffield United.Klopp\u2019s side were worried after Darwin Nunez\u2019s early opener was canceled&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":10437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[121,554],"class_list":["post-10436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-fifa-international","tag-liverpool-football-club"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10436"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10438,"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10436\/revisions\/10438"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}