The leader Liverpool, jostled, ended up bending the red lantern Southampton (2-3), this Sunday, November 24, thanks to a double from Mohamed Salah who offered the Reds eight points ahead of their runner-up, Manchester City.
Salah author of a double
New coach Arne Slot continues his dream debut with a 16th victory in 18 matches, the 10th in 12 Premier League matches, before hosting Real Madrid, Wednesday November 27 (9 p.m.), in the Champions League, then Manchester City, Sunday 1is December (5 p.m.). In the standings, Liverpool, with 31 points, takes the lead, far ahead of Citizens by Pep Guardiola (2nd, 23 pts), beaten for the third time in a row in the league, at home, by Tottenham (0-4).
In Southampton, the Reds opened the scoring by Dominik Szoboszlai (30′) taking advantage of opposing errors: a full-axis hand throw from the goalkeeper and a missed clearance from a defender, which the Hungarian midfielder improved with a well-placed shot. The locals could have been overwhelmed by the injury exit of Adam Lallana (37′), but they went for a penalty, which Adam Armstrong transformed into two stages after a save by Caoimhin Kelleher (42′). The best defense in the championship lost again in the second half on a counter-attack concluded by Mateus Fernandes (56′).
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But Mohamed Salah put on the costume of the superhero by skilfully taking over a long opening from Ryan Gravenberch (65′) then converting a penalty (83′) after a handball from a defender of the Saints. The Egyptian, at the end of his contract next summer, furiously celebrated his tenth goal of the season in the Premier League, shirtless.
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