PREMIER LEAGUE
Palace peril could delay Liverpool’s Premier League ascent
Crystal Palace may have to draft in Argentinian reserve goalkeeper Julian Speroni, 39, who last appeared for them at the end of 2017
Top scorer Mohamed Salah could find the oldest player in the Premier League standing in his way when free-flowing leaders Liverpool host Crystal Palace at Anfield on Saturday. The visitors may have to draft in Argentinian reserve goalkeeper Julian Speroni, 39, who last appeared for them at the end of 2017, after injuries to those above him in the pecking order. Vicente Guaita picked up a calf injury in a home defeat to Watford last Saturday and media reports have indicated Wales goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey, the Spaniard’s replacement, is also a fitness doubt. Speroni, who has been at the south London club for more than a decade and turns 40 in May, is manager Roy Hodgson’s next in line. Just how much he or Hodgson, a former Liverpool manager, can do to deny the likes of Salah and Roberto Firmino at fortress Anfield remains to be seen.
The Reds are on a 31-game unbeaten league home run and victory on Saturday will send Juergen Klopp’s side, at least temporarily, seven points cle...
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