Liverpool didn’t just beat Manchester City—they silenced them. As Mohamed Salah let his feet do the talking, his post-match silence roared louder than Etihad’s stunned crowd.
Liverpool crushed Manchester City after a 2-0 win at Etihad in the weekend. Liverpool star winger Mohamed Salah and midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai linked up to score two goals in the first half.
City could never make a comeback as the Merseyside sealed the match with a 2-0 win over the defending champion.
However, there are more things to look at than just the scoreline. Mohamed Salah’s reaction after the game was also very important. Salah is having one of the best seasons of his career.
The 33-year-old scored 25 goals and provided 16 assists in 27 Premier League matches. This season, Salah has bagged 30 goals and registered 20 assists across all competitions.
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Silence of Mohamed Salah speaks volumes
After the Manchester City match, Salah wasn’t feeling quite chatty as he neglected to comment more on the questions of the journalists.
Journalists were trying to get some information from the Liverpool star. So, Mohamed Salah said after the match,
“I’d better not speak today!”
Salah is about to make a new Premier League record with the highest number of assists in one season. The current holders of that record are two players, Kevin De Bruyne and Terry Henry.
Both of them provided 20 assists previously. Salah needs to make 5 more assists in this premier league season to beat that record.
Liverpool were able to win a premier league match against Manchester City after drawing their last two matches against Everton and Aston Villa respectively.
To win the league this win over City was very important for the Reds. Arne Slot was very happy with the performance of the team and looking to continue this performance in the upcoming matches.
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