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Sports Sunday, August 22, 2021 13 Liverpool upstage Burnley to maintain winning start DPA

Liverpool made it two wins from two at the start of their campaign as goals from and Sa- dio Mane earned them a 2-0 victory over Burnley at on Saturday. Jota, scorer of the first goal in the 3-0 win at Norwich last weekend, gave Jurgen Klopp’s men the lead with an 18th- minute header. Mane then opened his ac- count for 2021-22 in the 69th minute, sending a firm finish past . Burnley - who had won 1-0 on their last visit to the ground in January to end Liverpool’s 68-game unbeaten home run in the league - caused the hosts Manchester City’s English celebrates after some problems but could not scoring their second goal during the English Premier League against prevent another defeat, a week Norwich City at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester on Saturday. (AFP) on from losing their opener 2-1 at home to Brighton. Klopp, meanwhile, was not happy with the robust ap- City’s Grealish proach of the Burnley strikers in some challenges with his on target as own players. “Burnley is never a game where you are just flying and Liverpool’s Senegalese striker Sadio Mane celebrates after he scores his team’s second goal during the English Premier League football match champions get off outplay them,” he said. between Liverpool and Burnley at Anfield in Liverpool, England, on Saturday.(AFP) “You have to be ready for a proper fight and we were to- aster, who died in July. strike, before break via ’ fin- and Alexander-Arnold having the mark in style day in a really difficult game, When the action got under saw an effort turned behind ish, but again an assistant ref- a strike saved by Pope, while you saw these challenges of way, Jota sent a third-minute by Pope and eree’s flag was raised to signal did well to thwart DPA this latest one-sided encounter. (Ashley) Barnes and (Chris) header wide and Burnley -- headed over from the result- offside. Barnes in added time. London Gabriel Jesus chested Wood on Virgil (van Dijk) and wearing numbers one to 11 on ing corner. Mane had an attempt com- com- down Rodri’s diagonal pass Joel (Matip). their shirts in a throwback to Salah then thought he fortably saved by Pope and pleted the full 90 minutes on Jack Grealish was among the and fired a low cross into the “I am not 100 per cent sure the past - appeared to go close had doubled the advantage in was then unable to turn the his return to action, although scorers as Manchester City six-metre box, if we are going in di- as Dwight McNeil drilled a the 26th minute, being fed by ball in near the post when Van Reds fans were concerned to eased past Norwich City 5-0 diverting the ball against goal- rection with these decisions, shot against the post, only for Harvey Elliott - the 18-year- Dijk hit a shot. see Alexander-Arnold limping on Saturday for their first win keeper Krul and into the net. if we go 10-15 years back. It is the flag to go up for offside. old making his first Premier As Liverpool continued at the end. of the Premier League season. Ferran Torres was denied too dangerous - it is just hard. Alisson Becker saved a League start - and stroking a to pressurise, Salah saw his Premier League Saturday The reigning champions a goal by VAR for Bernardo The rules are how they are but header from Chris Wood in the shot into the corner of the net, low strike kept out by a fine Results fell to a 1-0 loss at Tottenham Silva’s trip on Milot Rashica in you cannot defend these situ- 17th minute, and McNeil then but the effort was ruled out for block from McNeil on the hour Liverpool 2 Burnley 0 in their opening game but had the build-up, but Grealish net- ations.” went down in the Liverpool offside following a VAR check. mark. Aston Villa 2 Newcastle United no trouble in seeing off their ted soon after as Jesus’ cross Amid the huge noise pre- box under pressure from Trent Mane and Naby Keita saw Mane was then twice de- 0 newly promoted opponents at hit his thigh and beat Krul. match at what was the first Alexander-Arnold, with referee efforts go off-target as the nied by Pope before beating Crystal Palace 0 0 the Etihad Stadium. Having played a part in Premier League game at a Mike Dean saying no penalty. hosts continued to search for the England goalkeeper to put United 2 Everton 2 British record signing Gre- those opening two goals, Je- packed Anfield since March Moments later the Reds a second goal, before Alisson Liverpool 2-0 up, firing home Manchester City 5 Norwich City alish scored in an unconven- sus went close to scoring one 2020, there was applause to were in front as Jota connected was beaten to the ball at the after the ball had been worked 0 tional manner 22 minutes into of his own early in the second pay tribute to individuals who with ’ delivery other end by James Tarkows- from Elliott to Alexander-Ar- Brighton & Hove 2 Watford 0 his home debut after Tim Krul’s half when dragging a shot just had lost their lives during the from and headed home. ki, whose header bounced nold and on to him. Sunday Fixtures: Southampton unfortunate own goal had given wide from range. coronavirus pandemic, includ- Alisson was called into ac- wide. The Reds’ subsequent ef- vs Manchester United; Wolver- the hosts an early lead. City’s third did arrive nine ing Andrew Devine, the 97th tion again soon after, getting Burnley had the ball in the forts to add to their lead in- hampton vs Tottenham Hotspur; added to minutes later when Laporte victim of the Hillsborough dis- down to push away a McNeil Liverpool net shortly after the cluded Salah shooting wide Arsenal vs Chelsea. the scoring in the second half stroked home after Norwich and substitutes Raheem Ster- failed to deal with a corner ling and Riyad Mahrez piled and the ball bounced around the misery on Norwich, who in the box. slipped to a second successive Sterling was next to reg- defeat on their return to the ister with a close-range finish lose at Freiburg, joy for top tier. after being teed up by the im- City had won their previ- pressive Jesus, while Mahrez ous three home league games rounded out the scoring late against Norwich by an aggre- on, brilliantly controlling Ru- promoted after wonder goal gate score of 14-1 and were ben Dias’ long pass and tuck- ahead inside seven minutes of ing in off the inside of the post. DPA bossed a side who won last weekend against despite a raft of coronavirus suf- absences. fered an early blow to their are top after Superb Ings goal title aspirations two weeks of action, the only when they lost 2-1 at combat- side with six points from six ive Freiburg on Saturday. while Hertha are the sole team helps Aston Villa Superb goals from Vincen- with zero points. zo Grifo and put Hosts Hertha lost new Freiburg clear with Dortmund signing Kevin Prince Boateng to victory over only cutting the deficit via an to injury in the first but went own goal as big striker Erling ahead thanks to Dodi Luke- Haaland had a rare off day. bakio’s second-half penalty. Newcastle “I think Freiburg...de- The video assistant had served the win. We had great adjudged the forward to have DPA Callum Wilson was prepar- chances to equalize at 1-0,” been fouled by former Her- London ing to take a penalty he had Dortmund coach Marco Rose tha defender John Anthony earned when being fouled by told Sky. “It is always difficult Brooks. Ings scored a bril- Emiliano Martinez. in Freiburg.” Promoted Bo- Wolfsburg hit back though liant overhead kick to set up But VAR adjudged the chum beat Mainz 2-0, Wolfs- through Ridle Baku’s near- a deserved Aston Villa victory striker to have been offside as burg fought back to win 2-1 post strike, with Hertha keeper although Newcastle were un- he ran onto Jacob Murphy’s at Hertha Berlin, Eintracht Alexander Schwolow perhaps lucky to be on the wrong end pass down the right-hand drew 0-0 with Augs- at fault at Berlin’s Olympic of two VAR decisions in the channel. burg and Greuther Fuerth Stadium. 2-0 defeat on Saturday. Villa were dominant, af- were also held 1-1 by Arminia New signing Lukas Nme- The signing from South- ter the early stages, and New- . cha grabbed the winner off the ampton, who scored on his castle are left frustrated after Bayer wel- bench for the Wolves on 88 Villa debut in the 3-2 defeat this second straight Premier come Borussia Moenchengla- minutes. New coach Mark van at Watford last Saturday, League defeat. dbach in the late game. Bommel’s strong Bundesliga struck deep into stoppage Emiliano Buendia, a win- RB Leipzig beat Freiburg’s Italian midfielder Vincenzo Grifo celebrates after scoring the 1-0 during the German first division start contrasts with his substi- time at the end of the first half dow arrival from Norwich, 4-0 on Friday while cham- Bundesliga match against Borussia Dortmund in Freiburg, , on Saturday. (AFP) tution error which led his side after flicked on helped trigger Villa’s first at- pions Bayern host to be kicked out of the German Matt Cash’s long throw for tack, sending John McGinn on Sunday when Dortmund had chances “We threw everything at the fans were treated to a wonder Cup first round. the hosts. forwards to pass wide to El Hoffenheim also face Union but poor finishing, includ- ball in front of our goal and in goal from Gerrit Holtmann on Promoted Fuerth, doubled Ghazi, who shot over. Berlin. ing from Haaland, and Jude front of theirs,” said Freiburg’s 21 minutes. thumped 5-1 at Stuttgart on Villa’s lead in the 62nd min- Wilson had inexplicably Dortmund began in Bellingham only striking the Christian Guenter, who set a He picked up the ball mid- their Bundesliga return last ute with a perfect penalty that missed a great chance before Freiburg with , post meant it stayed 1-0 at the new club appearance record in way through Mainz’s half and weekend, got their first point was awarded after referee Da- this. and break. his 237th Bundesliga game. dribbled through almost the back in the top flight after vid Coote was advised by VAR Running off the back of fit enough only for the bench, England’s Bellingham then Dortmund had started the entire defence before nutmeg- coming from behind. to check for handball. Mings, the striker was clean in with winger Do- lost the ball in midfield and a season strongly last weekend ging Robin Zentner to send A header from Fabian Klos Mings got on the end of on goal but sidefooted wide. nyell Malen making his first superb counter-attack from under new coach Rose with a the Ruhrstadion into delirium. just before the break had given Erzi Konsa’s flick-on to head Ings had another half- start since joining from PSV Freiburg was expertly finished 5-2 win over Eintracht Frank- Bochum, who lost 1-0 at Bielefeld the lead but Branimir goalwards where the ball chance, dinking Jacob Ram- Eindhoven. off by Sallai on 53 minutes. furt. But they lost the Super Wolfsburg in their season Hrgota’s penalty shortly af- struck Jamaal Lascelles, who sey’s slide-rule pass just Midfielder had An unfortunate own goal Cup 3-1 to Bayern Munich on opener last weekend, made it ter the restart brought Fuerth endured a torrid afternoon wide of Freddie Woodman’s to continue in central defence. from under Tuesday. 2-0 through a strong header level following Manuel Prietl’s on his return to the Newcas- far post in the 20th minute, The visitors were stunned pressure from Bellingham Promoted Bochum cel- from Sebastian Polter on 56 handball. tle defence after a foot injury, but when he got a chance after just 6 minutes when Gri- soon after gave Dortmund ebrated their first home game minutes. It was the first ever meet- on the arm. centrally, there was no deny- fo bent in the perfect free-kick hope, but they failed to really in the Bundesliga since 2010 They also had a goal ruled ing between the sides in the Then 15 minutes from time ing him. to give Freiburg the lead. push for an equalizer. in front of packed stands and out for handball as the hosts Bundesliga.