In the first half, Liverpool didn't get too many chances, but they still had the initiative, Klopp was not satisfied with the score, but helplessly, under windy conditions, the players' cooperation did not seem to be very smooth, Zhang Yuan's attempts have not received particularly good results, Swansea's defense in the central area is too tight, Firmino is very difficult to get space, and there are not many opportunities to even make the ball, and he has to come to the outside of the penalty area from time to time.

Klopp's heart is anxious, Liverpool currently has 28 points, but they played the latest in this round, Manchester City and Leicester City both won the game, and currently have 29 points to temporarily surpass Liverpool, Klopp obviously does not want to lose the top spot, this game must find a way to win.

The team's injury problems are also more serious, he doesn't have much room for adjustment, in the second half he used Ali to replace Joe Allen, Ali said that the forward skills are good, and he has height, and the header is not bad.

Joe Allen can't do the role of containing opponents in the box, he doesn't have the height and the speed is not particularly fast, so he can't put enough pressure on Swansea's penalty area.

Jurgen Klopp's substitutions were effective and Liverpool took the lead just five minutes into the second half.

In the 50th minute, after Zhang Yuan held the ball on the side, he still passed the ball out under the gap of the Swansea players, and passed it to the back point of the penalty area, Ali waited for the opportunity to insert it from the back point, and he pushed the ball to the reverse corner of Fabianski, the ball itself Fabianski has no way, but Swansea's captain Williams is quite dedicated, and blocked the ball with his hand on the goal line at the back point, he thought he was doing a relatively hidden job, but unfortunately he was still seen by Miller and seen by many players in Liverpool!

Zhang Yuan didn't see it clearly, Firmino raised his hand to complain at the first time, and Miller did not hesitate, giving Williams a yellow card and awarding a penalty to Liverpool.

Zhang Yuan scored a penalty against Fabianski, and Liverpool also took the lead because of this goal.

After the team fell behind, Monk still let the team start to press up, wanting to put pressure on Liverpool's side, he also had no choice but to choose, but fortunately their possession of the ball was not bad, Liverpool's consecutive starting midfield combination was finally not as bright as some time ago, and Swansea began to create a threat to Liverpool's door.

Jurgen Klopp doesn't think it's a bad thing, as Liverpool are much more capable on the counter-attack and can kill this game if they can take one or two chances.

It can only be said that Uncle Scumbag was too naïve, Liverpool did get a few good counterattack opportunities in the back, but the two main players in the front field shot simply miserable, first Firmino kicked Milner's pass directly away when no one was marked, and then Zhang Yuan successfully countered offside, and in the case of a single pair of Fabianski, he missed a single opportunity and was magically blocked by Fabianski.

Uncle Scum's face clearly has one word "bitter" written on it!

However, fortunately, Swansea were unable to equalise until the end of the game, and Liverpool also beat Swansea City on penalties to return to the top of the table.

After the game, Jurgen Klopp was happy with the result because Liverpool were tired and the weather conditions were not good today.

'It's good, a lot of aspects of this game are good. First of all, we have to accept the environment and that's important. Both teams have to play in the wind and it's not easy, but we have more possession and we play harder. ”

'Our opponents played very organisedly – I believe it was their best defensive organisation in the last two or three games. We watched Swansea's last three games and thought we had some space to play with, but when the game started we found out that Swansea had also watched the footage of their last few games and closed the hole! ”

'In the first 25 minutes, Liverpool played well – a great start and then after that we got into a hard fight, which is normal. We scored a very important goal and defended really well – Mignolet didn't have much to do, so it was a bright spot for the whole team. In the end we had great results and it was a fantastic night"

Uncle Scum was sincerely happy after the game, of course, the reporters understood that Liverpool was back in the first place, maybe according to Liverpool's form, the winter break champion was Liverpool's, and the league championship might also be Liverpool's.

'It's too early to talk about the title, what we need to do is try to stay in this position for as long as possible and I certainly hope that at the end of the season we will still be in this position. “

"There are several teams competing for the championship, and the situation is still very complicated, it is a difficult league, it is not easy!"

He has improved a lot today, he is much better than against Manchester City, this period is an important period for us, we need him, I expect him to perform better in the next games!"

Zhang Yuan was also happy to be able to regain his name, and in the dressing room, when everyone celebrated the victory, they had to discuss Swansea's tenacity, and Zhang Yuan gave Swansea a high evaluation.

"They defended really well today! I thought it would be an easy game today, but who knew it would be so good!"

"Wait, this period is a key node for strong teams, and it is a concentrated area for middle and lower teams to score points, and see, there will be more trouble in the future!" Gerrard said.

During this period to after the New Year, the Premier League's schedule is very intensive, and Liverpool has to face a four-line battle, FA Cup, English League Cup, Champions League and one round, Christmas Devils schedule, and for small and medium-sized teams, this time period can just take advantage of the fatigue of the giants' multi-front battles, break out of the upset, and force the points.

On the evening of November 2, Liverpool visited Southampton for the quarterfinals of the English League Cup, and Klopp once again let Zhang Yuan sit on the bench, the purpose was to let Zhang Yuan rest as much as possible, and Liverpool played surprisingly smoothly in this game.

This is not too strange thing, Southampton is now 21 points, Coman is a very thoughtful coach, although they are now only in the middle of the ranking, but only ten points away from the top of the table Liverpool, as for the European zone, then they are closer, today's schedule is not very favorable to Liverpool, but Coman has the idea of entering Europe, so he naturally gave up on this game to some extent, which is why Liverpool actually beat Southampton 6:1 away.

Zhang Yuan came off the bench to complete a goal and an assist!

Liverpool's smooth promotion to the semi-finals also brought them their own problems, because in the semi-finals of the English League Cup is not a matter of one round, but will be divided into two legs of home and away, plus the final, Liverpool is equal to three more games, sandwiched in the next games, this is not easy.

The next day, Liverpool's opponent also came out of Stoke City, hearing this opponent, Zhang Yuan's mind remembered a word "stone"! Stoke City is a difficult bone to gnaw, although this season opener, Liverpool has defeated them, but Zhang Yuan still does not think they are a good bone to gnaw.

Koeman has a pursuit in his heart, and he wants to show himself in Europe next season, and the chance of qualifying for the cup is too great, but Mark Hughes must be a pragmatic person and knows the difficulty, so presumably Mark Hughes must want to win the EFL Cup, at least he will not let himself give up resistance easily.

Klopp thinks this opponent is good, there are Manchester City and Everton in the final four of the English League Cup, the overall strength of these two teams is stronger than Stoke City, in comparison, Liverpool's signing is a good signing, and Manchester City is going to fight with Everton, who is good!