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Liverpool Have Already Found A Clever New Loophole In The 'No Strikers In Wall' Ruling

Liverpool Have Already Found A Clever New Loophole In The 'No Strikers In Wall' Ruling

It got fans talking.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

It hasn't taken Liverpool long to find a cunning loophole in the new Premier League rule change.

The Premier League introduced a bunch of new rules heading into the 2019/20 season, including a change in the free-kick wall.

No players from the opposing team can be in the wall to distract or open a gap for their teammates to shoot through.

However, in Friday's Premier League opener between Liverpool vs. Norwich, the home side found a way of going around that rule change.

Georginio Wijnaldum, Fabinho and Roberto Firmino formed their own wall in front of Norwich's wall in a shrewd plan.

Image: Premier League
Image: Premier League

Liverpool's own 'wall' became the talking point of the online football community. Here's some reaction from social media:

Cheeky or clever? Let us know what you think

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Topics: Liverpool, Football News, Football, Premier League

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado, and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Michael Bisping and Anthony Joshua. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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