Mohamed Salah hits hat-trick as Liverpool outgun impressive Leeds United
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring their first function with teammates. (Supply: Reuters)
Mohamed Salah scored a hat-trick, together with two consequences, as Liverpool started their Premier League name defence with a massively entertaining Four-Three win over promoted Leeds United, who had fought again from in the back of 3 times.
Juergen Klopp’s facet grabbed a fourth-minute lead after referee Michael Oliver harshly dominated that Leeds’ debutant German defender Robin Koch had treated a Salah shot and the Egyptian blasted house the spot-kick.
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— Premier League (@premierleague) September 12, 2020
However 8 mins later Jack Harrison introduced Leeds stage with a advantageous solo function, selecting the ball up at the left-flank and chopping inside of, skipping previous Trent Alexander-Arnold and Joe Gomez, prior to drilling into the ground nook.
Liverpool restored their lead within the 20th minute and this time Leeds had handiest themselves accountable, leaving the most obvious risk of Virgil van Dijk unchallenged with the towering Dutchman heading house an Andy Robertson nook.
However Marcelo Bielsa’s facet, again within the best flight after a 16-year absence, confirmed their get to the bottom of once more with Patrick Bamford slotting house after Van Dijk had uncharacteristically didn’t handle a ball excessive, his informal try to regulate the ball discovering the Leeds striker with keeper Alisson out of place.
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— Liverpool FC (@LFC) September 12, 2020
Salah, carrying a brand new quick hair-cut, blasted Liverpool again in entrance, 12 mins prior to the smash, when he pounced on an tried header transparent from Pascal Struijk with a first-time shot which gave Illan Meslier no probability.
However for a 3rd time Leeds hit again — Helder Costa’s low ball into the field discovered Polish midfielder Mateusz Klich whose deft contact earned him house for an extremely low power previous Alisson to make it Three-Three.
Mohamed Salah for Liverpool in opposition to Leeds:
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◉ Maximum finished passes in ultimate 3rd (35)
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◉ Maximum take-ons finished (7)
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Van Dijk had the ball within the web, blasting in from shut vary after a free-kick just for it to be dominated out for a bad via exchange Curtis Jones on Koch.
However Liverpool secured the issues within the 88th minute with every other Salah penalty after Rodrigo Moreno clumsily introduced down Fabinho.
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