Regardless of letting half of a 4-0 lead slip and making the ultimate couple of minutes a bit nervy, there have been loads of positives for Liverpool to take from their win over Tottenham this afternoon.
Harvey Elliott scored the pick of the goals with a second half screamer, and it was additionally a day to treasure for one more Reds teenager.
Within the sixty fifth minute, when the end result appeared a formality, a double substitution by Jurgen Klopp noticed Stefan Bajcetic launched for his first Premier League look of the season, and solely his third of the marketing campaign in whole (Transfermarkt).
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Nevertheless, any fears that the 19-year-old is likely to be rusty from simply over seven months with out first-team motion had been swiftly dispelled in a wonderful 25-minute cameo.
As per Sofascore, the Spanish teenager received six of his eight duels, made 4 tackles (joint second most of any Liverpool participant) and accomplished 9 of his 11 passes.
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Bajcetic will likely be delighted with how he fared in his first senior look since the end of September, and his efficiency at present means that he might but have a second to cherish in Klopp’s ultimate two matches in control of Liverpool over the approaching fortnight.
For the 19-year-old to win six duels (75% success) regardless of taking part in for simply over 1 / 4 of the match was an amazing return, particularly contemplating how lengthy he’d been out of motion on account of damage.
The Reds might have conceded two sloppy objectives after his introduction, however the teenager can’t be blamed for these couple of minutes of carelessness which offered Spurs with a window of alternative to retrieve what would’ve been a extremely unbelievable end result.
It was good to see Bajcetic coming off the bench at present, and even higher to see him wanting so comfy as he lastly acquired some Premier League motion this season.
