Mohamed Salah looked Lionel Messi-esque at times in Liverpool’s 2-0 victory over Watford, says Joe Cole, with the Egyptian putting in another match-winning performance.
Naby Keita scored on his first Premier League start of the season as Liverpool consolidated their position at the top of table with a comfortable 3-0 win at Bournemouth on Saturday.
We’ve donned our tin hats to pick out the top-10 best attackers on the planet, with plenty of top-class talent missing the cut.
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been ruled out of Egypt’s two Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers during this Fifa international break due to injury.
Liverpool ruthlessly dispatched title rivals Manchester City 3-1 in a barnstorming clash at Anfield to open up a commanding eight-point gap at the top of the Premier League.
Striker Divock Origi accepts he has a tough task in competing against Liverpool’s famed front three but he believes he is ‘slowly but steadily’ improving.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has played down fears that Mohamed Salah had sustained another ankle problem after the Egypt international was substituted in Sunday’s 2-1 Premier League win over Tottenham.
Liverpool displayed the sort of resilience for which they have now become synonymous – and for which Tottenham are criticised for lacking – as they recovered from conceding inside the first minute to win 2-1.
Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain announced his return to the Champions League after an 18-month absence with two goals in a 4-1 win in Genk.
Liverpool’s Champions League winners dominate the nominations for the Ballon d’Or after seven of Jurgen Klopp’s men were included on the 30-man shortlist.