Hull City piled more misery on Liverpool with a 2-0 win over their fancied opponents to leave them without a win in the Premier League this year.
After a tough few weeks, Jurgen Klopp’s men had got the much-needed boost with a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Premier League leaders Chelsea midweek but their performance against the Tigers is bound to make Klopp a worried man.
The visitors dominated the possession right from the start but failed to manage a single shot on the target and paid the price for it when Alfred N’Diaye, signed on loan from Villarreal, capitalised on a mistake from Simon Mignolet to open the scoring just before the half-time. The Merseyside outfit improved after the break and almost equalised when Sadio Mane rose above Andrew Robertson at the back post, but was brilliantly denied by Eldin Jakupovic. Daniel Sturridge was soon introduced by Klopp but that did not make any difference as the Reds struggled to build any good attack. On the other hand, Hull constantly threatened on the counter and were finally paid for their good display when Oumar Niasse scored the second goal six minutes from time.
The defeat has now left Liverpool 13 points shy of Chelsea and they now face a fight to hold onto a top four spot.
Here is how Twitter reacted to the match:
https://twitter.com/IndigoLFC/status/827925681103372288
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https://twitter.com/TrollFootball/status/827926816199417858
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In the last 14 days, Liverpool have lost to Swansea, Southampton, Wolves, and Hull. pic.twitter.com/61eqH1L207
— ODDSbible (@ODDSbible) February 4, 2017
Arsenal and Liverpool both lose which obviously means Manchester United will draw tomorrow.
— UnitedReview (@TheUtdReview) February 4, 2017
FT: Hull 2 #LFC 0: Tigers worthy winners. Liverpool all over the place. Pitiful performance. So much for turning a corner in midweek.
— James Pearce (@JamesPearceLFC) February 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/WelBeast/status/827922757262442496
How to beat Liverpool:
1: Sit deep
2: Let them pass it around
3: Wait for them to give you the ball
4: Score a set piece
5: Counter attack— Luke (@luke_lfc95) February 4, 2017