The Reds produced a masterful attacking display in north London with Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah on target twice in a 6-3 victory.
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He spoke at the pre-match conference ahead of the Pharaohs’ last group match against Cape Verde on Monday.
The penalty was awarded following a VAR check by the referee for a foul on Mostafa Mohamed in the area at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan.
Salah came off the bench to get Liverpool’s final goal in Thursday night’s 5-1 Europa League win over Toulouse.
The Egypt international has been the subject of interest from the Middle East for some time and a verbal offer was made on Friday.
Goals from Luis Diaz, Mohamed Salah and Diogo Jota more than made up for Antoine Semenyo’s early opener.
Both teams committed bodies forward early doors, although Liverpool’s fearsome attacking unit were the ones causing most of the trouble
Liverpool will finish the season in fifth place, qualifying for the Europa League but missing out on Europe’s premier competition for the first time since Klopp’s first full season at the Anfield club.
Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah scored the lone goal which even edged him even closer to a Steven Gerrard record.
Jurgen Klopp’s side had not tasted victory in any competition since the March 5 7-0 thrashing of Manchester United.
Arsenal will be bidding to continue their title charge when they head to West Ham next Sunday and Liverpool to Leeds on April 17
Klopp’s side have little time to recover before Wednesday’s Champions League last-16 second leg against Real Madrid
Frenetic was a fitting description for the opening exchanges, with both Brighton and Liverpool getting forward at every opportunity
Earlier in the Boxing Day programme Newcastle United stormed into second place by outclassing Leicester City 3-0 away
This was thanks to a sumptuous first-half free kick from Trent Alexander-Arnold and a second-half penalty by Mohamed Salah.
Arsenal, in their pre-season campaign, showed incredible form as they wrapped up the campaign with a 6-0 win over Sevilla on July 30, 2022. New signing, Gabriel Jesus, is looking to be a good deal for Arsenal as he netted a hat trick in the match. But the Eagle boss, Patrick Vieira, will no doubt love to start with a win against his old side.
Despite enjoying a stellar year with club and country, Salah missed out on the top three with Lionel Messi winning the prize for a record seventh time ahead of Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski and Chelsea’s Jorginho.
The 29-year-old bagged 23 goals in the Premier League to share the Golden Boot with Son Heung-min.
Salah marked his 2021/22 campaign with a third Premier League Golden Boot, having tied with Tottenham’s Heung-Min Son on 23 goals – before collecting this prestigious fan-voted award.
The Egypt international is currently due to become a free agent in under 18 months’ time, and speculation surrounding his future has been rife over the past year.