Trey Nyoni has passed every Liverpool test he has had with flying colours.
At the heart of Liverpool’s midfield in their penalty shootout victory over Chelsea in the Carabao Cup, Nyoni produced another impressive performance that was as simple and efficient as it was eye-catching.
The double pivot in Andoni Iraola’s midfield is very demanding both in and out of possession, but Nyoni has picked it up almost instantly and is flourishing playing in the deeper No 6 role.
Up against the experienced Jordan Henderson, one of the Premier League’s best midfielders Moises Caicedo, and the talented Romeo Lavia, he stood up to the challenge and didn’t look out of place, outperforming his midfield team-mate Ryan Gravenberch.
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Think Iraola deserves far more credit than the general consensus seems to be right now, he’s lost ONE match at Liverpool, to City. They’re 3 wins from 3 in the UCL, on 15 points after 8 games (71-ish point pace), utilising Nyoni, Koumas, Rio, McConnell. They were one of the teams whose transfer business was most worrying, Araujo’s done well but RB, LB, central midfield, he’s managed those issues near-perfectly. Still so much to be improved on even from a coaching POV but in a transition season with a sub optimal “rebuild” in the summer, you couldn’t have asked for much more.
Trey Nyoni was Liverpool’s most impressive performer. The way he tamed bouncing balls in the middle of the park to reset Liverpool into settled possession. Some impressive turns. And he has a high level of intelligence to make the correct decisions again and again. Metronome.
Liverpool have won ALL FIVE of their penalty shootouts against Chelsea:
◉ Champions League (2006/07)
◉ UEFA Super Cup (2019/20)
◉ League Cup (2021/22)
◉ FA Cup (2021/22)
◉ League Cup (2026/27)
The perfect run continues. 🔴