Mohamed Salah scores twice as Liverpool beat Newcastle United 4-2.
Mohamed Salah says he had to change his boots after missing a first-half penalty against Newcastle United. He believes Liverpool will challenge for the title.
Egyptian was named man of the match after scoring two goals and an assist despite the first penalty after Luis Diaz was brought down by Sven Botman.
Salah took on Darwin Nunes in the first leg and stepped up to avoid Nunez’s penalty miss after Diogo Jota fell.
Liverpool dominated Newcastle and broke the Premier League’s expected goals (xG) record. But when Alexander Isak equalized in the fifth minute and made it three goals, Botman was in contention. Jurgen Klopp’s men went four points clear with Salah scoring from the spot to go three points clear at the top of the Premier League.
“This is a great result for us,” said the Egyptian. The match was very competitive. We took three points and now we are at the top of the table. “We have to stay calm and win every game,” he said. “The players spoke in the dressing room.
We have to be patient. We have to play football, we missed our chance, we miss our city. I didn’t want to leave the national team with this score.
I had to really focus and put in more effort to make a difference and I did.“I did that (I changed my shoes). And I missed other pens and pens.
I trained with them yesterday. It’s not a superstition because I play with my shoes, but when I feel like playing in my head, I change my shoes. . “I changed, calmed down and focused on the game,” he said.
The 31-year-old will now join his team-mates in Egypt and end their wait for success at the Africa Cup of Nations. Salah will not play for Reds until February at the latest, but believes he can challenge for the title if he reaches the top of the Premier League.
He added: “We believe too much. We have good talent. They just have to work hard. Nothing else.” We have to show up, we have to play football and if they are successful we have to train hard. “As we’ve seen in the gym, if they show a lot in practice and in games, we’re going to win.”
