Reds settle for second

By Daily Sports on February 25, 2018

Jurgen Klopp described a near perfect Liverpool performance as a "joy to watch" as Mohamed Salah scored for the sixth straight game in a 4-1 thrashing of West Ham at Anfield on Saturday.

Klopp's men moved up into second in the Premier League by edging a point ahead of bitter rivals Manchester United, who host fourth-placed Chelsea on Sunday, as Emre Can, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane were also on target.

"I don't think as a manager you can expect a game like this, you can hope for it but it's very rare you get it. We got it. It was a joy to watch," said Klopp.

"It was intense, it was aggressive, it was angry, it was full of desire. I saw everything I wish to see in a game of football and it's not often you see that."

Salah also drew level with Harry Kane on 23 Premier League goals in an outstanding debut season at Liverpool in the battle for the golden boot.

The Egyptian was inches away from opening the scoring inside three minutes when he struck the post, but did have a hand when Can's bullet header from Salah's corner broke the deadlock on 29 minutes for Liverpool's 100th goal of the season in all competitions.

Salah doubled Liverpool's lead when he steered a shot into the far corner on his favoured left foot after the break from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's through ball.

Moments later it was Firmino who beat West Ham goalkeeper Adrian to Can's pass before slotting into an empty net.

Substitute Michail Antonio pulled a goal back for the Hammers just a minute after coming on, but Mane ensured all of Liverpool's prolific front three were on target when he converted Andrew Robertson's cross 13 minutes from time.

"We always thought we had a chance of scoring today but we couldn't keep their front players quiet," said West Ham boss David Moyes. "Ultimately we are playing against a team in real form."

At the other end of the table, promoted Huddersfield and Brighton moved clear of the bottom three. © AFP

•Photo shows Mohammed Salah.

 

Source Daily Sports

Posted February 25, 2018


 

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