Florian Wirtz stellar performance helps Liverpool to a draw against Sunderland at Anfield
Reigning Premier League champions Liverpool fought back to earn a 1-1 draw with Sunderland in a hugely disjointed performance at Anfield on Wednesday.
The Black Cats took the lead against Liverpool in the 67th minute when Chemsdine Talbi’s effort deflected home via the backside of Virgil van Dijk.
But the Reds, who hit the post through Alexis Mac Allister in the first half, earned a share of the spoils when Nordi Mukiele lucklessly deflected Florian Wirtz’s effort past Robin Roefs with nine minutes to play.
Sunderland had hit the woodwork twice themselves, first in a fine first-half performance when Trai Hume’s long-range stinger was diverted onto the crossbar by Alisson, and then when Omar Alderete glanced Enzo Le Fee’s corner onto the outside of the right post just before the hour.
However, Talbi let fly from 25 yards out soon after and found the bottom-left corner via Van Dijk’s deflection.
The visitors’ good luck turned to bad luck when Wirtz’s wayward effort at the end of a mazy run hit the foot of Mukiele and skewed past a helpless Roefs.
Sunderland almost nicked it on the counter-attack deep into injury time but, though Wilson Isidor rounded Alisson, his effort was hacked off the line by Federico Chiesa.
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