Mohamed Salah Strikes Twice And Diogo Jota Thumps In A Third As Reds Win Again At Anfield

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah slotted home in the first half to make it 15 straight Anfield Premier League appearances where he has either scored or set a goal up, matching record streaks by premiership legends Alan Shearer and Thierry Henry.

Salah then nodded in for the landmark after the break, when Kostas Tsimikas just kept the ball in play. Diogo Jota thumped in the Reds’ third from the edge of the box to cap a morale-boosting win.

This was their sixth-straight Premier League win at home this season, with the Anfield factor giving them the platform to battle with the likes of City and Arsenal at the top end of the table and dream of another title tussle.

Brentford, who saw their own winning streak come to a halt, created dangerous moments of their own and actually recorded a better Expected Goals total than Liverpool but Alisson produced a big save from a Bryan Mbeumo one-on-one at 0-0 and the much-improved hosts had too much quality in the final third. They sit 11th in the table.

Brentford hadn’t won at Liverpool since 1937 but they arrived on Sunday in optimistic mood after victories in their last three Premier League games and Ethan Pinnock almost stunned Anfield when he prodded wide after an early scramble. Later in the half Mbeumo would draw a stunning stop from Alisson.

But apart from those two scares Liverpool were on the front foot in the first half, with Nunez twice seeing his celebrations cut short with the sight of an offside flag. The first decision was especially tight while the second call denied him a super bicycle-kick goal.

Liverpool’s control was finally rewarded on 39 minutes when Trent Alexander-Arnold – who had overcome a shaky start – fired a super pass into Nunez on the edge of the box, which allowed the striker to flick the ball into the path of Salah. It was then a trademark finish from the Egyptian.

Such are his standards, Salah left the pitch at half-time shaking his head, having missed a good chance from close range just before the interval, but he would have his second just after the hour mark. Salah headed in at the back post after Tsimikas rescued the ball from going out, in a scene similar to Newcastle’s winner over Arsenal a couple of weeks ago.

That calmed any nerves which may have been growing in the Kop. Before then, Tsimikas and Cody Gakpo had hinted at a lack of patience from the home side, as they blasted over, and Alisson had to save a Mathias Jensen free-kick. Wataru Endo also survived a long VAR check for a strong tackle on Christina Norgaard which incensed Bees boss Thomas Frank.

But once Liverpool had their cushion they kicked on, with Jota piledriving in from 20 yards to put them in an unassailable position but with Salah at the end of the game setting his name as a new legend at Anfield.

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