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2020-21 English Premier League
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May24,2021
Liverpool secured third place in the Premier League and a Champions League
berth with a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace at Anfield on Sunday.
While all eyes were on Mohamed Salah to see if he would take the season's
Golden Boot, it was Sadio Mane who brought Liverpool over the line with a goal
in each half.
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"If you had told me five weeks ago that we would finish third, I would think it is
not possible," Klopp said after the game.
"Credit to the boys, I can't believe how it worked out in the last few weeks. From
outside you cannot understand it. In the hardest moments you can learn the
most. We really stuck together all the time, no arguments."
Liverpool dominated possession with over 66% in the first half and enjoyed the
majority of shots on goal.
However, it took Mane until 36 minutes to tap the ball in from close range
following a Roberto Firmino corner.
The goal marked Mane's eighth straight goal against Palace, and his brace on
Sunday took his total goals against the side to 12.
Palace sought an equaliser in the second half but none materialised as Liverpool
took advantage with a second Mane goal.
Salah, who went into the day tied on 22 goals with Tottenham Hotspur striker
Harry Kane in the goal-scoring charts, selflessly passed the ball off on the edge
of the box to Mane, who fired it home on 74 minutes.
The result gave Palace manager Roy Hodgson a loss in his final match with the
club. Hodgson, who announced he will step down after the season, took charge
of Palace in September 2017 and recorded their best Premier League points
total (49) in 2018-19.
There were also farewells on the Liverpool side with midfielder Georginio
Wijnaldum given a strong send off from the crowd and his teammates. The
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Dutchman's contract at the club runs out in July and no new deal has been
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"A wonderful player. From the first moment it clicked. Very smart, open person.
Emotional for me, I lose a friend and we'll miss him but it's normal in football.
Not always nice but normal. He will find a great place, whichever club is
interested," said Klopp.
Retiring kitman Graham Carter was also given a guard of honour after the final
whistle and was paraded around the field by Klopp.
Meanwhile, Kane scored in Spurs' 4-2 win over Leicester City to take his scoring
total to 23 and win the Golden Boot over Salah. That win over Leicester doomed
the Foxes to fifth place and a Europa League spot, with Chelsea securing a
fourth and final Champions League despite losing to Aston Villa.
Manchester City and Manchester United had already booked their places for the
Champions League. West Ham United will join Leicester in the Europa League,
and Spurs will go the Europa Conference League.
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