EPL 2016/17 - Liverpool 2-3 Swansea City - 5 Talking Points

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - JANUARY 21: Gylfi Sigurdsson of Swansea City (L) celebrates scoring his sides third goal with Tom Carroll of Swansea City (L) and Wayne Routledge of Swansea City (R) during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Swansea City at Anfield on January 21, 2017 in Liverpool, England.  (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
Gylfi Sigurdsson scored the winner for Swansea

#2 Swansea exploit soft Liverpool back four

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - JANUARY 21:  Fernando Llorente of Swansea City celebrates scoring his sides second goal during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Swansea City at Anfield on January 21, 2017 in Liverpool, England.  (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
Llorente was a terror for the Liverpool centre-backs

The first half was a poor showing for both sides but the game livened up in the second half with five goals. The Reds might have thought they were the ones who would score but Swansea took on their poor defence and peppered them with crosses.

Fernando Llorente was incredible for the Swans and his second goal was a peach of a header after a fine cross from Tom Carroll. Liverpool were at sixes and sevens every time a ball was played into the box and it was another mistake from Ragnar Klavan which gave Sigurdsson the opportunity to score the winner.

The defence has been a problem for the Merseyside club since the start of the season and credit must be given to Paul Clement for targeting the centre-back pairing of the Reds.

Joel Matip made a cameo appearance for Liverpool late in the game and hopefully, he can stop the goals conceded by the Reds, which stands at 27 from just 22 games.

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