Mo Salah sent a strong message to his critics in recent weeks with a game-winning goal to remember against Manchester City.
Gary Lineker paid tribute to the Egyptian’s decisive contribution at Anfield, describing him as ‘the great’ in a tweet during the contest.
The great @MoSalah gives Liverpool the lead.
— Gary Lineker ???????? (@GaryLineker) October 16, 2022
The Merseysiders came into L4 committed to stopping the goal machine that is Erling Haaland with a resolute defensive display that led Jurgen Klopp to reserve some special praise for his four defenders.
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A game to savor for Mo Salah
It would have been tragic for us not to take most of the points of the day, not because of dominance but because of the clear chances that came our number 11’s way against the defending champions.
Salah more than made up for the previous lack of clinical advantage with a sumptuous spin, which left Joao Cancelo stunned, following Alisson Becker’s quick kick to equalize his colleague’s run into enemy territory.
Hopefully, the former Roma player will have silenced any lingering whispers about a possible mistake Julian Ward and his recruiting team made in handing our star man an extraordinary contract.
This Liverpool side need to show consistency from here on out, of course, although that should be an easier challenge if our Egyptian king can build on his latest world-class display.
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