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Fulham wins 1-0 for Liverpool's 6th straight Anfield loss

Posted March 07, 2021 6:00 am

The Associated Press

Liverpool's Xherdan Shaqiri reacts after missing a scoring chance during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Fulham at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, Sunday, March 7, 2021. (Phil Noble/Pool via AP) The Associated Press

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) - Liverpool slumped to a sixth straight Anfield loss on Sunday when Fulham's 1-0 victory deepened the Premier League champions' struggles.

Much of the pre-match discussion had been about Mohamed Salah's reaction to being substituted in Thursday's loss to Chelsea. The week got worse for the striker when he was caught dithering in possession inside his own penalty area. Mario Lemina seized his chance to drive a shot across goalkeeper Alisson Becker and inside the far post for his first Fulham goal in the 45th minute.

Liverpool had been enjoyed a 68-match unbeaten streak at Anfield in the league until losing to Burnley in January.

The latest loss left Liverpool in eighth place - 22 points behind leader Manchester City.

'œBelieve me these boys want to (win)," Liverpool manager JÃ¼rgen Klopp said. 'œWe don't have the mentality we are used to but the boys want to win games and I saw that today. We still made mistakes and that's the problem."

Fulham has lost just once in the last seven and is is now only in the relegation zone on goal difference, although it has played a game more than 17th-place Brighton.

'œThe front-foot attacking side I want us to be was there and we got our noses in front with some good skill from Mario," Fulham manager Scott Parker said. 'œYou understand coming to a place like Anfield and the quality they possess you are going to have to be organized and disciplined.

'œA win like this galvanizes, not that we needed it or a result to give us belief or an understanding of what we can do as it's constantly been there."

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Liverpool's manager Jurgen Klopp reacts during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Fulham at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, Sunday, March 7, 2021. (Clive Brunskill/Pool via AP) The Associated Press

Liverpool's goalkeeper Alisson fails to save the goal from Fulham's Mario Lemina during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Fulham at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, Sunday, March 7, 2021. (Phil Noble/Pool via AP) The Associated Press

Fulham's Mario Lemina celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Fulham at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, Sunday, March 7, 2021. (Phil Noble/Pool via AP) The Associated Press

Fulham's Mario Lemina scores his side's opening goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Fulham at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, Sunday, March 7, 2021. (Phil Noble/Pool via AP) The Associated Press

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