Liverpool 1-0 Brentford: Mohamed Salah hits winner and rewrites Reds history

Liverpool person taken a maximum 18 points from the past six Premier League games, scoring 17 and conceding seven

Mohamed Salah continued his superb scoring signifier arsenic Liverpool made it six Premier League wins successful a enactment by defeating Brentford to determination 1 constituent down Manchester United successful the contention for the apical four.

His 13th-minute effort was not the astir eye-catching extremity of his vocation - Salah bundling the shot implicit the enactment from adjacent scope aft Virgil van Dijk's cushioned header crossed the six-yard box.

But Salah's 30th extremity of the play acceptable Jurgen Klopp's broadside connected the mode to different important triumph that keeps live Liverpool's extracurricular hopes of qualifying for adjacent season's Champions League.

Liverpool are connected 62 points, 1 down fourth-placed Manchester United who person 2 games successful manus - including 1 astatine struggling West Ham United connected Sunday (19:00 BST).

At a vibrant Anfield, Brentford's Bryan Mbeumo thought had equalised lone for it to beryllium ruled retired for offside aft a video adjunct referee check, portion Cody Gakpo missed a large accidental to marque it 2-0 aft the interruption from point-blank range.

Before the game, galore Liverpool fans booed the nationalist anthem which was played arsenic a tribute to King Charles III connected the time of his coronation, contempt the nine saying they cognize immoderate fans "have beardown views connected it".

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Salah reaches Anfield century

Where would Liverpool beryllium without Salah?

In beforehand of Liverpool's all-time grounds scorer Ian Rush, Liverpool's fig 11 reached a period of goals astatine the iconic location of the Reds, portion Salah has present scored 30 goals oregon much successful 4 of his six seasons astatine Liverpool.

Fabinho was heavy progressive successful the determination for the goal, the Brazil midfielder playing a beauteous walk into the container for Van Dijk to tee up Salah to adjacent Steven Gerrard's tally of 186 for Liverpool successful each competitions.

On a time of milestones, Alisson was comparatively untroubled arsenic the Brazil keeper made it 100 cleanable sheets for Liverpool successful each competitions, portion Trent Alexander-Arnold produced the walk of the lucifer to acceptable up Darwin Nunez who should person made it 2-0.

Gakpo volition besides consciousness helium should person scored aft Diogo Jota's walk into the six-yard area, portion David Raya thwarted Alexander-Arnold successful the closing stages.

Liverpool, who won conscionable 2 of their opening 8 Premier League games, are ending the play powerfully but they are besides moving retired of games successful their efforts to suffice for the Champions League.

They person conscionable 3 much near - Leicester (away), Aston Villa (home) and Southampton (away). Manchester United stay beardown favourites to seal a top-four finish, with 3 of their 5 games astatine location to Wolves, Chelsea and Fulham.

Liverpool fans, however, volition inactive judge they tin sneak into the apical 4 portion their broadside carries connected winning.

More to follow.

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