Football: Expelled from National Youth Team, I Lead Brazil to Six Stars
Chapter 759

A Relentless November

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From Anfield to the London Bowl, Liverpool's players had barely any time to catch their breath.

On November 5, in the eleventh round of the Premier League, Liverpool traveled to face West Ham United.

The London Bowl had only become West Ham United's new home ground last season, but the Hammers' fans were no less passionate. The stands were a sea of claret, their thunderous chants attempting to suppress the defending champions with the force of home support.

But Liverpool had long grown accustomed to such scenes.

Klopp rotated several regular starters. Chen Anno and Salah led the side, while Rodri and Van Dijk were rested.

Facing West Ham United's packed defensive setup, Liverpool did not rush. Instead, they patiently moved the ball around, gradually pulling apart the opposition's defensive line.

For most of the first half, Liverpool could not break through despite their sustained attacks.

West Ham United's goalkeeper made save after save and became the busiest man on the pitch.

Klopp paced back and forth on the touchline, his brow tightly furrowed.

Until the 38th minute, when Chen Anno received Salah's layoff at the edge of the penalty arc and curled a shot toward goal. The ball traced a graceful arc before slipping into the top corner.

Liverpool had finally broken the deadlock.

The Reds' captain always stepped up to solve the problem when the team needed him most.

In the second half, West Ham United pushed forward in search of an equalizer, only giving Liverpool even more space.

In the 67th minute, substitute Perisic latched onto Chen Anno's through ball and calmly finished the one-on-one.

2:0. Liverpool took all three points away from home and extended their unbeaten run to fifty-one matches.

After the match, one media outlet sighed, "West Ham United's fans are passionate, but they

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