The Liverpool boss, Andoni Iraola, reacts after his side’s win at Crystal Palace
Andoni Iraola believes Liverpool are finding a way to win on the road in the Premier League as they moved back into the top four.
The Reds avoided a third successive defeat inside a week with an ultimately comfortable 3-1 victory at rock-bottom Crystal Palace on Sunday afternoon.Alexis Mac Allister scored five minutes before the interval with Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak notching in the second half to render Eddie Nketiah’s injury-time penalty mere consolation.
Liverpool remain unbeaten away from home in the top flight this season and have taken 13 points from a possible 15 in such fixtures.“In the first half the game was quite open, chances for both teams and we had a save from Alisson that is key for us.“The first goal was important, to go 1-0 up by half-time. In the second half we defended much better, we controlled much better the game.
Make sure you never miss the latest Liverpool FC news and opinion by making Liverpool Echo one of your Google preferred sources.“In the second half when we are ahead, we have spaces to attack and it becomes much easier. The first half was different, they had a lower block.
We found good positions between the lines but we weren’t giving the last pass properly.”Iraola added: “Overall we are getting good results away from home at difficult stadiums. It was a tough game, especially when it was still 0-0 in the first half.“We had good moments from our defensive players.
We are very upset with the penalty at the end I would say, it doesn’t change anything, it was 3-0, but I’m upset because a clean sheet is expensive and the penalty was a big call.“
We are now more or less one quarter of the season. It’s clear we still have room to improve, we need to become a better team.”Especially away from home we have been very, very solid. This win helps to get us ready again, because (Manchester) United is the next one and we see ourselves in a better place, but we still need to improve.
”Liverpool were indebted to a number of good saves against Palace from man-of-the-match Alisson Becker, particularly when denying Daichi Kamada and Yeremy Pino.LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 08: Yeremi Pino of Crystal Palace has a shot saved by Alisson Becker of Liverpool during the Premier League 2026/27 match between Crystal Palace FC and Liverpool FC at Selhurst Park on November 08, 2026 in London, England.
“I’m very pleased with Alisson’s performance, not just the save in the first half, but the last one at 2-0 the one-v-one against Yeremy Pino as well,” said Iraola.“He has commanded the box very well and in games here a lot of things are normally happening in the boxes. He has shown the level he has for us.”In a separate interview with Sky Sports, Iraola added on the penalty decision:
“I am very upset because the ones in our box they are calling penalties and in the other box they are now. I know we are 3-0 and it’s the 95th minute but I’m very upset.“It’s a head to head but even then it’s (Dario) Osario to Milos (Kerkez).
It’s a clash of heads. You can say it’s 3-0 but, for me, there is more because it is not the first time this season and you compare… I’m really upset.”The VAR took a lot of time. When you call a penalty and they are two minutes. Two repetitions, three repetitions, they are finding a way not to be called by the VAR.
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