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Gravenberch scored his first Liverpool goal and humbled Jordan Henderson with a new statistic

After trying so hard, Liverpool's goal opened up and they were able to score the first goal against Union Saint-Gilloise

By Charles Cornwall

After trying so hard, Liverpool's goal opened up and they were able to score the first goal against Union Saint-Gilloise

After trying so hard, Liverpool's goal opened up and they were able to score the first goal against Union Saint-Gilloise in the second matchday of the Europa League group e thanks to a goal from Dutch midfielder Ryan Gravenberch who took advantage of a mistake by the Belgian goalkeeper to score his first goal at Anfield and his third goal of the season.

 

Before the goal, Liverpool had tried several times to open the scoring and the clearest chance came from Uruguay's Darwin Nunez who received a great assist from Egypt's Mohamed Salah from the right flank and in front of the Belgian goal did not make good contact with the ball and sent the ball wide causing commotion among his teammates and especially the German coach Jurgen Klopp.
It was in the final part of the first half when the train captain Alexander Arnold was encouraged to make a powerful shot from outside the area showing all his quality in his right leg complicating the goalkeeper of the Belgian team Anthony Moris who from a rebound and left the ball inside the small area and there Gravenberch took advantage to anticipate the defense and simply push the ball into the back of the goal.

 

<strong>The new record</strong>

With this goal, the Belgian midfielder, who is playing his first games for Liverpool, has already humbled former Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson.In just three starts for Liverpool, Ryan Gravenberch has equalled the total goal contributions Jordan Henderson produced from 43 appearances in his final season at Anfield.

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