Goals from Darwin Núñez and Diogo Jota which make Mac Allister’s Liverpool more protagonists than ever in the Premier League

Liverpoolwith Alexis MacAllister as a starter, he stepped on the accelerator in the second half to score a sensational 4-0 on the pitch Bournemouththis Sunday, for the 21st day of premier leaguewhere he runs away in the lead and is five points ahead Manchester City (2nd), Arsenal (3rd) e Aston Villa (4th).

After a first half without goals, the Portuguese Diogo Jota He gave his team a boost by providing assistance Darwin Nunez (ST 4′), before scoring a double (ST 25′ and 35′). His Uruguayan partner, with everything already decided (ST 45), scored his second and the definitive 4-0 on the scoreboard.

In this way Jota and Núñez managed to make people forget their absence Mohamed Salahtop scorer of the team and of the tournament, he has 14 shouts like the Norwegian Erling Haalandwho is playing the Ivory Coast with Egypt African Cupwhere he injured his thigh this week.

Diogo Jota, absent through injury for almost the entire month of December, is in great form, with three goals and three assists in three Premier League games since his reappearance in Saint Stephen on December 26th. Mac Allister, with a good performance, played the 90 minutes.

For Núñez, however, this double represents an important dose of confidence. He had scored just one goal in his previous 16 games for Liverpoolgiven that he scored the winning goal in November in the League Cup against Bournemouth, an opponent he is good at.

Bournemouth’s celebration, twelfth in the English championship, is a great response from the Reds to the 5-0 victory achieved by Arsenal on Saturday against Crystal Palace (15th).

Liverpool have 48 points, five more than second-placed Manchester City, who played their matchday 21 match last weekend [victoria 3-2 en Newcastle] and who also has a less contested game than the leader. Julián Álvarez’s team will play the pending match on February 20 against Brentford. With the same crop, 43 units, are Arsenal and Aston Villa.

In the other match on Sunday of the English championship, last Sheffield United AND West Ham (6th) tied 2-2. THE Hammers They went into the finals with the lead, but the bottom of the table avoided defeat in front of their fans with a penalty converted in the thirteenth minute of added time by Scotsman Oli McBurnie.