Liverpool beat Newcastle 4-2 to move three points clear at the top of the league. Mohamed Salah scored twice in his last match before heading to the AFCON. Erling Holland has scored 15 goals in the Premier League, while Mo Salah has scored 14. There are only 6 in Bukayo saka.
Jurgen Klopp hailed Mohamed Salah as a “goal machine” after giving Liverpool a parting gift to keep them top of the Premier League ahead of their Africa Cup of Nations appearance. Curtis Jones and Cody Gakpo also dominated for Liverpool, posting 7.27 Expected Goals (xG) – the most goals in a Premier League game. Klopp spoke about his talismanic debut.
Klopp said: “Mo is a scoring machine. “It’s really special. Darwin (Nunez) also had a chance. I’d say 99.9% of players would have done it themselves, but he decided to give it a go (for Salah’s performance). Special game, special night.”Salah missed a penalty in the first half but changed his boots in the first half and produced heroics in the second half. The players spoke in the dressing room. We have to be patient. “I miss my penalty,” Salah said.“At halftime, I said, ‘Do you want to go to nationals with this art?’ I thought, no way! So I had to really focus and step up and make a difference and I did. I changed my boots. I missed the other pen I had, so I practiced with it yesterday. “It’s not a superstition that I play with my shoes a lot, but if I feel like it’s starting to play with my head… Okay, go change your shoes!”But in the second half of this game, I don’t want to think, ‘I didn’t score.
So I calmed down and focused on the game,” he said. Asked about the title change, Salah said: “We believe in many things. We have very good talent. They just have to work hard. “He just needs to show up on the field and play football.”If we succeed and work hard, that’s what wins us.
The Newcastle manager said: “Liverpool played really well and they made things difficult for us. “Our character and commitment was top notch but it wasn’t our best performance and we put a lot of effort into it.”Today we received many questions about the movement and its quality. This is a group that will investigate you thoroughly.”
