The victory helped them to open up a four-point lead over second-placed Manchester City
Browsing: Mohamed Salah
Messi’s fifth win breaks the tie he had with Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo
A first-half goal from Mohamed Salah has given Liverpool a 1-0 victory over Napoli to earn the Merseyside giants a place in the last 16 of the Champions League.
But he did concede that both the player and club must learn to cope with a raised level-of-expectations.
Salah opened the scoring midway through the first half before adding two fine solo efforts to his tally either side of a spectacular Steve Cook own goal as Liverpool made it 16 games unbeaten from the start of a Premier League season for the first time in their history.
It took the Reds until the 67th minute to find the breakthrough, with Mohamed Salah opening the scoring against what had been an obdurate Watford defence.
Mohamed Salah scored a last-minute winner as Egypt beat Tunisia 3-2 in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match.
Liverpool remain top of Group C despite the result, but they are only a point clear of Napoli and two above Paris Saint-Germain, who face each later today and provide the final two opponents for Jurgen Klopp’s side in the group stages
Salah was seen training with a protective cast on his forearm this week, but Klopp dismissed any fresh injury concern relating to the Egyptian.
Liverpool made it three wins in a week and climbed to the top of the Premier League table courtesy of a comprehensive 4-1 victory over Cardiff City on Saturday.
Roberto Firmino set Liverpool, beaten at Napoli in their previous game, on their way in the 20th minute with an emphatic finish after a smart pull back from Andy Robertson found the Brazilian in space in the box
Mohamed Salah scored the only goal of the game midway through the first half with a clinical finish, but Liverpool were forced to withstand some heavy pressure from the hosts in order to return to winning ways after four games without a victory.
Mohamed Salah has returned to Liverpool for treatment after picking up a muscular injury on international duty with Egypt.
The striker went down holding his leg as the Group J match drew to a close in Cairo, resumed after receiving treatment, and was almost immediately withdrawn
Messi ran amok at Wembley Stadium, slicing Spurs apart with incisive passes from deep, such as the one that allowed Philippe Coutinho to open the scoring.
Salah has not scored in his last three Liverpool outings and some observers have suggested he looks short of full fitness and sharpness.
Croatia and Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric has won the FIFA award for the best men’s player of the year, beating fellow nominees Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah to claim the award for the first time.
Title hopefuls Liverpool continued their 100 per cent start to the Premier League season and set a new club record by cruising past Southampton 3-0 at Anfield on Saturday.
Tottenham’s defensive setup played into Liverpool’s hands and they were unfortunate not to go in front within 45 seconds
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