{"id":276939,"date":"2016-12-15T10:28:19","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T10:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=276939"},"modified":"2016-12-15T10:28:19","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T10:28:19","slug":"lallana-bags-brace-in-liverpool-win-at-middlesbrough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/12\/lallana-bags-brace-in-liverpool-win-at-middlesbrough\/","title":{"rendered":"Lallana bags brace in Liverpool win at Middlesbrough"},"content":{"rendered":"
Adam Lallana scored twice and created another goal to give Liverpool their most emphatic away Premier League win of the season in a dominant display at Middlesbrough.<\/p>\n
The Reds arrived at the Riverside Stadium having taken just one point from their past two matches and manager Jurgen Klopp chose to drop goalkeeper Loris Karius.<\/p>\n
However, his replacement Simon Mignolet had little to do after Lallana headed home Nathaniel Clyne’s cross before the break as Liverpool seized complete control.<\/p>\n
Sadio Mane wasted several opportunities but Lallana was clinical, first crossing slickly for Divock Origi to prod home a fine team goal, then side-footing in a pass from the Belgium striker for the third.<\/p>\n
The three-goal margin was enough to move Liverpool second, while Boro – competitive in the first half but abject after the break – drop to 17th.<\/p>\n