Wilfried Zaha had huge success in behind Liverpool’s defence
(Picture: Paul Greenwood/Shutterstock)If you’re ever in the market for proof that football is a silly, illogical game, then consider this fixture’s baffling arc.
For 32 minutes here at Anfield, it seemed Patrick Vieira had got it all wrong as his usually vibrant Crystal Palace side were stifled into passivity by what looked an overly conservative set-up. That was until, out of nowhere, the same masterplan which had looked a dud suddenly clicked perfectly and Wilfried Zaha opened the scoring at the end of the Eagles’ first real attack, a devastating counter.
