Fifth Liverpool continued their pressure on Newcastle III and Manchester United in fourth, beating injured Leicester City 3-0 on Monday at the end of the 36th round of the English Premier League.
Egyptian player Mohamed Salah shone in today’s match, who assisted Liverpool on three goals.
Thanks to the excellent work of Mo Salah and Curtis Jones, the Reds scored two goals in the first half!
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Salah scored the first and second goals of his colleague Curtis Jones in the 33rd and 36th minutes, and the third – Trent Alexander-Arnold (71).
GREAT shot by Trent Alexander-Arnold! 🔥
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It’s Liverpool’s seventh win in a row, so he’s breaking down the Champions League door hoping to run into third and fourth place winners as he has two games left, the first at home against Aston Villa next Saturday, then he ends his season with a visit to Southampton , dropped out in the “Championship” league at the current 28th.
Liverpool have increased their lead to 65 points, one point behind Newcastle III and Manchester United IV, but the latter two have two rescheduled matches.
On the other hand, Leicester’s balance sheet is stuck at 30 points in penultimate place to remain in real danger of relegation.
Source: agencies