- Liverpool took on Newcastle at Anfield this evening
- Goals from Salah and Mane gave Reds comfortable win
- Jurgen Klopp’s side now sit second in the Premier League following victory
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Liverpool cruised to a 2-0 win over Newcastle today, as the Reds leapfrogged rivals Man United to go second in the Premier League table.
The home side opened the scoring just before half time, as Mo Salah bagged his 24th league goal of the season to give the Reds a lead going into the break.
Jurgen Klopp’s side then doubled their lead in the 54th minute, after Sadio Mane slotted home after being put through by Roberto Firmino.
The win now means that the Merseyside club now sit second in the Premier League, 15 points behind league leaders Man City
Player Ratings
Mo Salah was brilliant today for Liverpool, with the Egyptian going level with Harry Kane in the race for the Premier League Golden Boot.
Salah was always causing trouble for the Newcastle defence this evening, and is fully deserving of the man of the match award for his performance.
This tweet sums up the forward’s performance well today
Salah definitely deserved 4 goals today, incredible game for him
— da$haq (@arabdeek) March 3, 2018
Stat of the Match
Salah has been on absolute fire this season!
26 – Big 5 Euro League players to score in the most competitive club matches this season:
Mohamed Salah – 26 games
Edinson Cavani – 24 games
Robert Lewandowski – 23 games
Sergio Agüero/Harry Kane – 21 games
Lionel Messi – 20 gamesSuperstars. pic.twitter.com/v2aTRvThYO
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) March 3, 2018
Player Ratings
Liverpool: Karius 7, Alexander-Arnold 6, Lovren 7, Van Dijk 7, Robertson 6, Oxlade-Chamberlain 7, Henderson 6, Can 7, Salah 8, Firmino 7, Mane 7 / Subs: Lallana 6, Milner 6, Matip 6
Newcastle: Dubravka 6, Yedlin 6, Lascelles 6, Lejeune 6, Dummett 6, Atsu 6, Merino 6, Diame 5, Kenedy 6, Murphy 6, Gayle 6 / Subs: Hayden 6, Perez 5, Joselu 6
Reaction
It wasn’t all about Mo Salah for Liverpool this evening!
MOTM is really difficult when the pretty much everyone plays well, but I think Oxlade-Chamberlain driving the play and an overall solid performance makes me give it to him again.
— Jim Kaufman (@Jim_Kaufman) March 3, 2018
Anyways, great 3 points. We will have games like these but a brilliant Mané goal does it. Oxlade Chamberlain MOTM, superb. Can’t wait for Tuesday ??
— Shahab (@shahabLFC) March 3, 2018
Oxlade-Chamberlain gets better every game. His direct runs through the middle are great, really wasted at Arsenal!
— ?? (@beautifutboI) March 3, 2018
Oxlade-Chamberlain an absolute bargain
— Adds (@AlgerianoLFC) March 3, 2018