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Cottagers fail to close in on European places as Reds impress at home

Quickfire goals from Rio Ngumoha and Mohamed Salah gave Liverpool a much-needed win over Fulham in the race to qualify for the Champions League. The Reds came into the match having lost three on the spin, but broke down a plucky Fulham side to take a two-goal lead into the break, with both Ngumoha and Salah curling past Bernd Leno. The win takes them back into the top five ahead of Sunday’s fixtures, and they will hope to put breathing space between themselves and Chelsea as they host Manchester City.

Where Liverpool have seemed shaky and vulnerable in recent matches, here they were confident and self-assured, doing well to ride out extended spells of Fulham possession. The Cottagers were far from their best, though, and struggled badly to make the most of their abundant possession, territory and set-piece opportunities.