Virgil Van Dijk has scored a late winner against West Ham to move Liverpool within the six points of the Premier League title.
A 2-1 victory in Anfield means that the Arne Slot team needs to win only two more games to be sure of a title 20 of the English League and the draw level in the total Manchester United.
“A great relief” was how Liverpool manager described the 89 -minute head of Van Dijk.
“We saved a great piece for a very important moment.”
Liverpool seemed to fall points when Andrew Robinson scored a goal in 86 to level the game in 1-1 after Luis Díaz’s first game in the first half.
But Captain Van Dijk came out to return home and make sure the league leader took advantage after the arsenal in second place slipped on Saturday by drawing 1-1 with Brentford.
Newcastle enrupted Manchester United 4-1 and Chelsea returned from 2-0 down against Ipswich to fight the descent to draw 2-2.
The hopes of the wolves to avoid the fall were further driven by a 4-2 victory against Tottenham.
Liverpool could be crowned champion as soon as next Sunday if Arsenal loses before Ipswich that day.
The Mersyside Club has 13 Claro points at the top of the classification with six rounds to travel.
The victory completed a week of celebrations for Liverpool supporters after the top scorer Mohamed Salah put uncertainty about his future by signing a new two -year contract.
He marked that new agreement with style maintaining his excellent form this season to cross Diaz’s first game in the 18th minute.
It was his 45th goal or assistance in the league this season, which established a new record for a 38 -games Premier League campaign, according to the OPTA statistic.
He left the field late to an ovation standing from local fans.
West Ham approached twice before Robertson’s goal.
Mohammed Kudus hit the ribbon in the first half and Alisson denied Jarod Bowen when he was in the finish line after the break.
Andre Onana was out of the Manchester United team for the game against Newcastle after his latest high profile errors for the club, but did not prevent a great loss for Ruben Amorim team.
United lost 4-1 at St James’ Park, a tenth defeat in 21 Premier League games since Amorim took over November.
The loss means that United will establish a new record of the club for its lowest point of view in the Era of the Premier League.
The historic club cannot match the 58 points it accumulated in the 2021-22 campaign. Even a perfect record in his last six games would only see that he reached 56 points.
The backup goalkeeper Altay Bayindir replaced Onana after the Cameroon International was partial of both goals in United 2-2 draw with Lyon in the Europa League on Thursday.
Onana was not even appointed substitute.
But Bayindir was defeated four times by a Newcastle team that is making its way to the qualification of the Champions League and went up to fourth place in the classification, even without the manager Eddie Howe, who lost the game due to a disease.
Harvey Barnes scored twice for Newcastle, who can go third if she wins her game in her hand.
The defeat was an unhappy way to score the 4,000 United game in the highest English category.
Everton, Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa are the only other teams to reach that milestone.
Chelsea’s hopes to qualify for the Champions League next season received an unexpected blow to Ipswich.
The rare opportunity of Altay Bayindir (c) for the beginning of the Premier League in the goal that became ashes in the 4-1 defeat of Manchester United against Newcastle. (Getty Images: Stu Forster)
Following 2-0 in the half-time in Stamford Bridge, an own goal by Axel Tuanzebe just after the break took the Enzo Maresca team to the game.
Jadon Sancho was leveled in 79, but it was still two fallen points for the fifth Chelsea, which could have moved above Manchester City in the room.
Lobos need only five more points to be safe for security after a 4-2 victory against the Spurs.
Rayan Ait-Nouri and a goal of Djed Spence gave the wolves a 2-0 advantage in the half time. Jorgen Strand Larsen and Matheus Cunha scored after the break, with Mathys Tel and Richarlison in the target for the Spurs.
The wolves moved on West Ham in the goal difference and until 16 in the classification.
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