Such a shame about the injury. I guess its karma for nobody being disappointed about Glen going off
Regarding his play, I was thoroughly impressed. I don't think I've ever been happier seeing a player overlap than when Moreno turned on the nitro in the first half for the first time and just blew past his marker to swing in that dangerous low cross. Fucking hell he was quick, and I've never seen a Liverpool leftback do that with so much ease before. One of his runs into the box could have ended with a nice assist if he'd chosen to pass across to Sturridge for a tap-in instead of going for the cutback. Its been a long-time since we had a fullback actually getting in that position though so I'm well chuffed about it anyways. He looked to strike up an immediate understanding with Markovic as well which is hugely promising.
Dzeko cutting in clean through by himself looked like a goal 100%, I still have no idea where Moreno came from. That was absolutely incredible, and after years of seeing Johnson and whatever LB crawling back or tearing their hamstring walking back it was so refreshing to see a fullback who could actually cover in behind the centerbacks for once.
Without sounding too negative (because it was his debut and he was generally awesome), I was disappointed in the following:
- he failed to block Nasri's cross in the lead-up to the 1st goal (it was cleared but the next cross became a goal), despite having help from a midfielder. Should be getting a tackle or block in there every time.
- He was positionally unaware at times, even though his intentions were always really positive. Given time he'll improve though.
- Was inches away from conceding a needless penalty in the first half when Zabaleta made a run into the box. It would be great if he avoided going to ground in the box.
All in all I think we have a top player here, and he's going to add a new dimension to our attack as expected. Hopefully his injury isn't too bad as I think he could have a lot of success against Naughton or Dier next weekend, especially with a little help from his friend Lazar!