Egyptian star Mohamed Salah continued his football creativity with the Liverpool team, scoring three goals (hat-trick) and making a goal, to lead the Reds to a great historical victory 5-0 against Manchester United today, Sunday, in the top of the ninth round matches of the English Premier League football.
Liverpool's balance rose to 21 points in second place in the Premier League, a point behind leaders Chelsea, while Manchester United's balance froze, at 14 points, in seventh place.
Naby Keita opened the scoring for Liverpool early in the fifth minute after receiving a crucial pass from Salah, before Diogo Jota added the second goal in the 14th minute.
With great skill, Salah scored a hat-trick to complete the Liverpool quintet, in the 38th and fourth minutes of the lost time for the first half and 50th.
🔢 Mohamed Salah in short 👇
▪️ The first player to score in 10 consecutive matches in all competitions in the history of #Liverpool FC
▪️ The first player to score for Liverpool in 3 consecutive matches at Manchester United in all competitions
▪️ The first African player to score 107 goals in the English Premier League
đź’¬ Who can stop it?
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With these three goals, Salah continued his hobby of scoring for the tenth match in a row in various competitions, becoming the first player in the history of Liverpool to achieve this achievement, while he also became the first player in the club's ancient history to score against United in 3 consecutive matches in all competitions at Old Trafford. The stronghold of the team nicknamed "The Red Devils".
Salah is the top scorer in the tournament this season with 10 goals, 3 goals ahead of his closest pursuer, Jimmy Vardy, Leicester City striker.
The Egyptian star was also the only African player to score the most in the history of the Premier League with 107 goals, after he shared it with retired Ivorian star Didier Drogba (104 goals).
United have played with ten men since the 60th minute after Paul Pogba was sent off, and a goal scored by Cristiano Ronaldo in the 52nd minute was canceled for offside.
🔴⚪️ There is a difference between Dalglish's laughter and Sir Ferguson's anger #English Premier League |
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