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LONDON (Reuters) – Senegalese international striker Sadio Mane scored two goals and his Egyptian teammate Mohamed Salah added a goal to lead Liverpool to a 1-0 victory over Newcastle on Saturday at the opening of the fifth round of the English Premier League.
Liverpool continued its impressive run of the season and has maintained its mark so far with a fifth straight win, bringing the total to 15 points at the top of the table.
Newcastle opened the scoring with Dutchman Witro Willems in the seventh minute.
In the second half, Salah scored a superb goal in the 82nd minute to confirm Liverpool's win and the only top of the table.
The two sides exchanged attacks from the first minute and Newcastle showed a clear dew against the champion of Europe, Liverpool.
In the first minutes, both teams did not represent a serious threat for both goals, until the seventh minute of surprise surprise for Newcastle through the Dutchman Witro Willems.
The goal came after a quick counterattack from Newcastle and a long-range pass that has reached Ghana, Christian Atsu, in the middle of the field, to advance until it comes close to the surface of repair, before moving on to Willems, uncontrolled, which dribbles Trent Alexander Arnold, Liverpool defender, before shooting in the far left corner Adrian Castillo, Liverpool goalkeeper, will squeeze the ball into his arms and become the purpose of the race.
The enraged goal Liverpool, where players rushed in search of an equalizer, but the attacks of the team lacked the required efficiency.
Alex Chamberlain shot a powerful shot in the 12th minute, but missed the right post of the Newcastle goalkeeper.
Liverpool boosted its offensive pressure in the ensuing minutes looking for an equalizer, but Newcastle remained firm against the Liverpool attack, which was still lacking the required efficiency.
Sadio Mane played a center from the left deviated by Belgian Devok Origi with an elegant header in the 24th minute to get out of Newcastle.
Joel Matip was attracted by a Newcastle player in front of goal and fell to the ground in the 26th minute when the referee indicated to continue playing.
Liverpool's offensive pressure was at the origin of an equalizer at the 28th minute of the Senegalese Sadio Mane.
The goal came after a quick attack and a pass through which the ball came to Andrew Robertson on the left to dribble the Newcastle defense and pass the ball to Manny in the penalty area, the latter shot in the direction of the opposite corner to install in the goal located to the left of the guardian.
Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp made an urgent change in the 37th minute when Brazil's Roberto Firmino bowed to Origi's injury.
The two teams traded their attacks in the ensuing minutes, while Liverpool continued to lead the score in the 40th minute through Sadio Mane.
The goal came when substitute Firmino cut the ball from midfield Newcastle and passed quietly to Manny, who quickly ran and received the ball behind the Newcastle defenders, and under pressure from the keeper , where Mani brilliantly removed the goalkeeper's ball and shot into the goal so that it was his second goal of the game and finished the first half. Liverpool's progress.
Liverpool kicked off the second half with offensive pressure looking for a reassuring goal and nearly reached it in the 48th minute after a quick attack and a Robertson pass on the left. Jorginho Weinaldom prepared the ball for himself in the center of the penalty area and hit the crossbar directly.
Liverpool maintained offensive pressure in the ensuing minutes, but their players missed more than one serious chance.
In the 72nd minute, Egyptian international striker Mohamed Salah scored a reassuring goal for Liverpool.
The goal came after an organized attack in which Salah traded the ball with Firmino at the surface's border before Salah scored the third goal for Liverpool.
The goal was a huge boost for Liverpool, who were looking for more goals but had the chance to finish the match with a 3-1 victory.
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