Michael Owen Slams Liverpool Star After Defeat to Crystal Palace
Michael Owen has singled out one Liverpool star after the Reds were beaten by Crystal Palace.
On Saturday afternoon, the two remaining unbeaten teams in the Premier League faced off at Selhurst Park.
Champions Liverpool were looking to continue their 100% record but produced an abysmal performance.
Oliver Glasner's men went 1-0 up in the ninth minute thanks to Ismaila Sarr.
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In the second half, Federico Chiesa looked to have salvaged a point by scoring in the 87th minute to make it 1-1.
As a result, the Eagles moved up to second place in the Premier League table and are only three points off Arne Slot's men.
Reacting to the defeat, former Liverpool striker Owen was far from impressed with defender Ibrahima Konate, who endured a tough afternoon.
He said: "I don't know whether it was tiredness, but they rested a fair few players in midweek in the Carabao Cup. They weren't their usual selves. We are early in the season, I'd be hesitant to blame it on that [tiredness].
"I mean, Konate in the first half didn't know what he was doing. I can't say that it was because of rustiness or tiredness. We've seen one or two performances like that from him this season that have been quite similar."
Owen added: "I wouldn't use that excuse, I would give praise to Crystal Palace, they're a proper team. They've beaten Liverpool in the Community Shield, it wasn't a fluke. I'd be more inclined to say Palace played very well."
Reflecting on the result, Liverpool boss Slot said: "Very difficult first half. They did really well and deserved to be 1-0 up, we were lucky it was only 1-0. Second half it was the opposite. It took a while before we scored and we did with a few minutes left. But from a second set piece they won the game."
Liverpool will have to brush themselves off as they are back in action on Tuesday night when they take on Galatasaray in the UEFA Champions League.
Topics: Liverpool, Ibrahima Konate, Michael Owen, Football
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