Each time we’d like him, he scores

Arne Slot hailed Mohamed Salah after the Egyptian scored a brace in Liverpool’s thrilling 3-3 draw with Newcastle within the Premier League.

Slot’s aspect twice got here from behind at St James’ Park courtesy of Curtis Jones and Salah earlier than the Reds’ prime scorer gave Liverpool the lead with seven minutes of regular time remaining.

Nevertheless, Fabian Schar discovered the online deep into second-half stoppage time to rescue a degree for the hosts.

Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon grabbed the opposite objectives for Eddie Howe’s crew.

SALAH IS HIM! 😤

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A lot has been fabricated from Salah’s future in latest weeks, with the participant and membership but to succeed in an settlement over a doable contract extension that may see him stay at Anfield past subsequent summer season.

However the Liverpool boss was fast to reward the consistency of his star man.

“Each time we’d like him [Salah] he scores an necessary purpose,” stated Slot.

“Till now and this season and we hope that he can proceed this for a very long time.

“After the help he gave and we obtained to 1-1 he was excellent. Other than the objectives he did extra particular issues for us. Nice efficiency from him second-half as nicely.”

WHAT IS HAPPENING?!

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Newcastle boss Eddie Howe additionally appeared upbeat at full-time.

“I really feel constructive,” Howe stated.

“I really feel actually constructive. I assumed that was a significantly better efficiency from us.

“You recognize the standard they’ve off the bench. When Trent [Alexander-Arnold] comes on together with his creativity, we knew we had been going to have a possible problem.

“However I assumed our psychological high quality got here to fore as a result of we held in there and obtained a deserved equaliser.

“We scored three objectives. I assumed we appeared dynamic, athletic and performed with a number of high quality.”