Official Site of Liverpool · Sep 19, 2021
Talking points: Keita's stunner, a 'wow' for Milner and many milestones
There were special landmarks for Sadio Mane and Jordan Henderson, and an early Goal of the Season contender, as Liverpool fought for a 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace on Saturday.
The Reds continued their impressive beginning to 2021-22 by seeing off the Eagles at Anfield courtesy of strikes from Mane, Mohamed Salah and Naby Keita.
Here are six talking points from their afternoon’s work in L4…
The sweetest of strikes
When, with 89 minutes on the clock, Vicente Guaita punched out Liverpool’s latest corner towards Keita at the left edge of the penalty area, the ball was begging to be hit.
But hitting it and nailing it are two different things. Fortunately, Keita nailed it.