Welcome dear listener to First State Kopites. The podcast of the Premier League Champions and current league leaders. We’re going to review Atletico at home last Wednesday and yesterday’s Merseyside derby. I’m Paul and today I am joined by Daz and Enrique. 

Part one - Diego Simeone’s boys - great in concept but just awful in practice:

• Another last minute winner, after Atleti being the better team

• xG 2.72 vs 0.61

• Really annoying first goal from them - what is offside anyway?

• A performance with a lot of positives - Wirtz, Isak, Grav and Szobo, Salah

• Really great second goal scored by Mo Salah - with his 45th UCL for Liverpool, 7th on the list of scorers for one team

• Detailed action:

• 2 - foul by Lenglet on Ryan

• 4 - free kick dribbles through to Andy? Or a pass to Isak?

• 6 - fantastic 1-2 with Ryan G. Mo!!

• 30 - bad foul on Isak by Le Normand

• 35 - no penalty - The man’s suffered enough at Anfield

• 35-40 chance after chance - Mo, Isak x2

• 47 - their goal, wtf offside rule? 

• 65 - Mo hits the post…

• 80 - deflected goal from fuckin Llorente

• 85, 87 - Konate, Ekitike almost

• 92 - he’s Virgil van Dijk

• Bottom line - 1 of 5 wins needed in the group stage and we pissed off Diego Simeone

Part two - the boys in blue xG 0.9 to 0.7, almost all in the first half.

• Great first half

• Second half - ran out of energy but not mentality - it’s a 12.30 and there’s been insufficient recovery time. But no need for a last minute winner.

• Grealish - under appreciated genius or the most professional diver of all

• Ryan Gravenberch… Macca, Kerkez

• 10 - Ryan great finish just after Ndiaye falls over

• 16 - Salah almost

• 24 - Gakpo/Salah break

• 27 - Dewsbury-Hall - big chance?

• 29 - Macca - Grav - Ekitike - awesome goal

• 36 - Beto - big chance?

• 46 - Guehye - big chance

• 56 - chance for Mo

• 58 - slow to pick up Gueye for the goal

• 70 - Wirtz almost

• 72 - Konate header blocked

• 74 - Szobo free kick

• Bottom line we beat the Blues and we pissed off Jack Grealish

Final thought - Southampton Carabao Cup rotation

• Won’t be seeing VVD, Ryan, Dominic and Ibou….

• Boring (Incorrect) football narratives #needed

• Why did they sign Hugo Ekitike?

• Always talk about Liverpool’s spending

• Arsenal have the best depth in the league

We will be back with a Palace and Galatasaray preview. Thanks to Daz and Enrique for joining me, Paul. And most of all, thank you dear listener for joining us.

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