At the early kick-off time he so loathes, Jurgen Klopp was alert enough for some late inspiration. It was his introduction of Curtis Jones and Harvey Elliott that turned a drab and VAR-disrupted game at Crystal Palace. The two young midfielders similarly transformed a 1-0 defeat into a 2-1 victory with Jones clever supplying an assist for the equaliser and then Elliott offering a thundering finish in the 90th minute.
Roy Hodgson might well say that a second booking for Jordan Ayew was even more influential, since that came just before Mohamed Salah’s strike for a foul on Elliott. The Palace manager told the ref as much, receiving a booking.
