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Mohamed Salah within the pre-match warmup for Liverpool (Picture by Carl Recine/Getty Photographs)
Cody Gakpo could have opened the scoring for Liverpool in opposition to Manchester Metropolis, nevertheless it’s Mohamed Salah who will steal the headlines with a shocking help.
Liverpool ripped Man Metropolis to shreds within the opening levels on Sunday as they seemed to go 11 factors away from the defending Premier League champions.
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The Reds ought to have already got put a pair past Stefan Ortega however had been responsible of wastefulness, whereas Virgil van Dijk additionally rattled the submit with a header.
Even so, it solely took 12 minutes for Arne Slot’s males to attract first blood, with Gakpo readily available to fit into an open internet on the far submit.
Nonetheless, the benefit of Gakpo’s end was solely doable due to a shocking go from Salah, who beat Ortega to seek out his strike companion with pinpoint precision.
Watch the aim right here through Sky Sports activities, the place you’ll see Salah retaining an in depth eye on Gakpo’s run and timing his go to perfection:
The go from Mo Salah ?
The end from Cody Gakpo ?
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Neville hails Mohamed Salah ‘brilliance’
Mohamed Salah celebrates Liverpool’s opening aim in opposition to Man Metropolis. (Picture by Carl Recine/Getty Photographs)
This newest help is simply one other standout second in Salah’s Liverpool profession, nevertheless it’s a well timed reminder of his ridiculous expertise and what the Reds will miss if they’ll’t tie him all the way down to a brand new contract.
“Kyle Walker on the again submit doesn’t even know Gakpo is there however don’t take something away from the truth that is imaginative and prescient, brilliance and precision from Salah to identify that go,” former Man Utd defender and Sky Sports activities commentator Gary Neville stated (through BBC Sport).
There’s loads of time but to play on this match, however with Liverpool coming near scoring on a number of events for the reason that opener, it’s onerous to see Metropolis retaining them out for lengthy.
