Benteke completely for the second game in a row after a record fast goal – Dagbladet.no

• Sunderland – Liverpool 0-1 (0-0)

(Dagbladet): Christian Benteke came off the bench and sunk Leicester four days ago. Today he used only 22 seconds of the 2nd half to score Premier League’s fastest goal by side switch this season.

The brilliant opening of the 2nd half gave the one goal that Liverpool needed to take its second straight 1-0 win. Thus climbed Jürgen Klopp men up in 7th place with as many points as arch rival Manchester United on the square in front.

– I came to Liverpool to score goals and is in good shape. Now I hope to continue in this track. As pointed’ll always start matches and score goals. That’s what I try and currently held there to win, says matchvinner Benteke in an interview shown on TV 2.

Dump Candidate Sunderland went on his side on his 13th serietap this season and has seven points up to safe place. Now it pitch black out at the Stadium of Light.

– We were the better team and got what we wanted. Now we can go home, celebrate New Year’s Eve and prepare for the next game, says Klopp.

Copious but goalless 1st half

Liverpool opened best on foreign grass, but it was Sunderland who stood for game’s first big chance for a speed full opening of the game.

Jermain Defoe, who love to play against Liverpool, cut off and beaten, but Simon Mignolet had barely turned the ball over.

Liverpool were dangerous when they got counter-attack with their quick players with Philippe Coutinho as the great catalyst. After 17 minutes kept the Brazilian to knock the ball into the goal, but his shot went just wide.

Secondly held countryman Roberto Firminho to conjure into 1-0, but his shot whistled the post and out. After half an hour kept former Liverpool player Fabio Borini to score against old lagamerater but the Italian’s shot was just not good enough.

Jordan Henderson got surrounded gens last opportunity for a Coutinho corner, but Sunderland escaped with fright.

This year’s fastest

Just 22 seconds into the 2nd half lay the ball in the net. Nathaniel Clyne cross was flicked on by Adam Lallana, so that Christian Benteke fell open Vito Mannone.

Benteke did that against Leicester four days ago and put the ball in goal. It was the Premier League’s fastest 2nd half goal this season.

Although it was Sunderland who needed it worked, it was Liverpool who dominated also by Bentekes league goal. Out clear there were still not many.

The hosts never managed to outwit Mignolet. Thus kept Bentekes goal to three important Liverpool-points.