😍 Crisis? Liverpool win as Salah returns and breaks PL record | OneFootball

Liverpool left behind any sign of crisis by defeating Brighton at home, 2-0, this Saturday (13).

Mohamed Salah returned to the pitch, provided an assist, and contributed to the starring role of Ekitiké, who scored both goals.

Additionally, the African player made Premier League history by recording his assist.

Salah reached a total of 280 direct goal involvements (goals + assists) in the Premier League, surpassing Frank Lampard (279), and now trails only Wayne Rooney (311) and Alan Shearer (324).

When the statistic considers the record for a single club only, no one is above the Egyptian, who surpassed Rooney himself with his 277 goal involvements.

This was the first match in which the player was included in the squad after an issue involving coach Arne Slot.

He entered the match as a substitute still in the first half, at 25–26 minutes, after defender Joe Gomez was injured, receiving applause from the fans as he stepped onto the pitch.

Salah had publicly stated that his relationship with Slot was “broken” and that he was being treated as the one to blame for the team’s poor form.

The frustration built up after three consecutive matches on the bench and culminated with his exclusion from the Champions League game against Inter Milan last Tuesday (9), when Liverpool won 1-0.

Now, at least for the time being, it seems the problem has been resolved.

With the win, the Reds reached 26 points and are once again close to the Premier League’s top four.

Brighton, on the other hand, fell behind in the table, with 23.

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