EPL: Mo Salah ends goal drought to put Liverpool top of the league
Mohamed Salah waltzed his way through the Southampton defence at full speed, from inside his own half, to score – just as it appeared this awesome Premier League title race was tipping emphatically towards Manchester City. No wonder Jamie Carragher called him a little dancer.
Remarkably it was his first goal in nine matches, and the kind of moment that will reinforce Liverpool’s belief that this title really can be theirs. With five games to go they are back on top, two points ahead of City, having played a game more.
VAM news reports that If Manchester City win all their remaining fixtures they will be champions again, but the message is that Liverpool will push them all the way. They were nervous at times, vulnerable, but again got the result and again did it with late goals.
VAM news confirmed that Salah did not give them the lead until the 80th minute, with substitute Jordan Henderson then scoring to confirm the result, and Liverpool did this by coming from behind and that felt hugely significant. They never gave up.
They have shown vast reserves of resilience throughout this epic campaign – and have claimed 16 points from losing positions, more than any other team. In the end, Liverpool deserved this victory. It is also the third league game in a row they have scored late to win. First against Fulham, with an 81st-minute penalty, and then that astonishing 90th-minute own goal to beat Tottenham Hotspur.
Salah forced that, with a header, but it was Toby Alderweireld’s goal, despite the celebrations and Carragher shouting out the Scouse phrase “You little dancer” in his television commentary.
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