Source: TheGuardian
Mohamed Salah double inspires Liverpool fightback after Vardy opener
In Jürgen Klopp’s eyes the £75m that Liverpool are paying for Virgil van Dijk is “not nice” but Mohamed Salah represents “a catch” at £36.9m. It was not hard to agree with both assessments as the Egypt international continued his prolific form to inspire an outstanding Liverpool comeback against Leicester City.Salah struck two more superb goals to overturn Jamie Vardy’s early opener at Anfield and take his season’s tally to 23 in all competitions. In doing so, the summer signing from Roma equalled Roger Hunt’s record from 1961-62 as the most goals by a Liverpool player before the new year. Klopp celebrated wildly on the final whistle as Claude Puel suffered his first defeat in seven encounters with the Anfield club. The response was justified. This was a hugely impressive display and show of character from a Liverpool team that can surely only improve with Van Dijk on board. Continue reading......read full article
