Christian Pulisic Liverpool goal video: Chelsea star scores to open 2022
Regardless of all of the workforce successes for Christian Pulisic, 2021 was a tough yr within the targets class. However the U.S. males’s nationwide workforce star made certain to begin 2022 off with a bang, scoring for Chelsea in opposition to Liverpool on Sunday.
On the point of halftime, trailing Liverpool 2–1, N’Golo Kanté performed Pulisic via on goal with solely Liverpool keeper Caoimhin Kelleher to beat. The American winger chested down the ball earlier than silencing the hassle along with his left to equalize for the Blues.
The goal is the 23-year-old’s first goal in 10 membership video games (since Nov. 20 in opposition to Leicester Metropolis) to give him three targets on the season. Pulisic solely scored six targets for Chelsea in all competitions in 2021, the bottom complete of his senior workforce profession for the reason that 2018 calendar yr.
Pulisic’s goal got here after Liverpool appeared to draw back with a snug away lead after Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah put the Reds up 2–0 within the first 26 minutes. The Liverpool duo will certainly be missed over the following month when the depart for the African Cup of Nations, however Salah was certain to add to his league-leading goal complete (16).
However Mateo Kovačić pulled one again for the hosts with a shocking volley from outdoors of the field within the forty second earlier than Pulisic’s strike within the first seconds of first-half stoppage time.
In 2021 alone, Pulisic turned the primary male American worldwide to play in and win the Champions League remaining earlier than happening to assist lead the USMNT to an exciting Concacaf Nations League remaining win over Mexico in June.
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