Ronald Araujo put in another impressive showing for Liverpool
on Sunday as the Reds beat high-flying Brighton 2-0 in the Premier League at Anfield.The defender’s battling display earned praise from manager Andoni Iraola after the game, who made it clear just how highly he rated the Barcelona loanee’s performance.
“It helps a lot [to have Ronald],” said the Liverpool head coach. “I think we all enjoyed watching Ronald fighting. I think he’s very good in the duels,” he told a press conference after
the match.
“Even the first goal, I think he wins two duels in a row, he arrives at the byline and after, it’s not an assist, but it’s worth an assist. And defensively, I think he’s been really, really really good.
“I’m happy for him because I’ve taken him out in the last two games, because we needed more offensive things, at half-time and he has continued working with no issues and today we needed him more. He has given a very, very good 90 minutes.”
The win moves Araujo and Liverpool up into fourth place in the Premier League table and maintains the defender’s great start to his career in England.
There’s already been talk that he could potentially stay on past the end of the season, although Araujo has made it clear it’s too early to talk about the future just yet.
