Mo Salah revealed he swapped his boots after a penalty miss to show in a surprising second-half efficiency that swept away Newcastle at a rain-soaked Anfield.
But Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp nearly misplaced his marriage ceremony ring celebrating the victory in entrance of the Kop earlier than the Sky cameraman discovered it on the turf. The Reds moved three factors clear on the prime of the Premier League to grasp the title race after this six-goal thriller.
Salah missed a first-half penalty however then tapped dwelling the opener, performed a pivotal function within the subsequent two objectives and wrapped up the win with a late spot-kick. He stated: “It’s not superstitious because I play with many boots.
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“But when I feel it’s going to play with my head, okay, out, change the boots! But I don’t like to go in the second half of this game thinking ‘I didn’t score with this. So I just made my mind calm and focused on the game.”
Liverpool’s win leaves them 5 factors forward of champions Manchester City – albeit having performed a sport extra – nevertheless it was Salah’s final sport earlier than he heads off to the Africa Cup of Nations. The Egyptian may miss as much as eight video games – 4 of them within the Premier League – if his nation can go all the way in which within the competitors.
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He stated: “Without me, I’m sure the (Liverpool) players will manage to win games.” Klopp added: “The camera man he annoyed me quite a few times this season, but today he now has a lot of shots free because [finding ring] that was really important.”
Newcastle have now lost five of their last six games in the Premier League but boss Eddie Howe bemoaned two late penalty decisions that went against his side. Diogo Jota was taken down by Martin Dubravka before Salah scored from the spot and Howe also felt Sean Longstaff should have had a penalty as well before the fourth goal.
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He added: “We have been put in a tough spot. The big thing I look for is the commitment and effort of the players. Was that there today? Yes.”