Salah reaches 20 goals in Liverpool’s devastating victory
Mohamed Salah continues to make important contributions to help Liverpool defeat West Ham 5-0 in round 19 of the Premier League
This is not a surprising result, because Liverpool are flying high while West Ham are struggling. What is of interest is whether Salah will continue to shine like in recent matches or not?
And in fact, the Egyptian player still has important contributions. In the 44th minute, he received the ball in a position slightly to the right wing. With just one touch of the ball, Salah fired a shot into the near corner, defeating goalkeeper.
This goal helped Liverpool increase the score to 3-0. As for Salah, he increased his scoring record in the current season to 20. This is the 8th consecutive season that he has reached this milestone.
Not only did Salah score against West Ham, he also impressed with 2 assists. First, he made an impressive move in a tight space and then passed to Cody Gakpo to score into an empty net in the 40th minute.
Before that, in the 30th minute, Luis Diaz opened the scoring for Liverpool after a brave breakthrough. In the second half, Alexander-Arnold increased the score to 4-0 in the 54th minute. In the 84th minute, Salah dribbled from the home field and then assisted Diogo Jota to seal a 5-0 victory.
With a big win over West Ham, Liverpool have 45 points and firmly established themselves at the top of the Premier League.
Nottingham Forest, with a 2-0 win over Everton, have temporarily climbed to 2nd place with 37 points. However, they could lose this position when Arsenal (36 points) and Chelsea (35 points) take the field later.