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Two of Salah s 96 Premier League goals came during his first stint in England when he scored two goals in 14 matches for Chelsea during the 2013-14 campaign.
Thursday s outing was also the 28-year-old s 200th appearance for Liverpool in all competitions and he marked it with his 124th goal for the club since his permanent signing from Serie A club AS Roma in June 2017.
Only Roger Hunt and Gordon Hodgson scored more goals for the Reds in their first 200 games for the club with 133 goals and 125 goals respectively.
Salah found the back of the net in the 90th minute and he was later replaced in the stoppage time by Neco Williams as Liverpool boosted their chances of qualifying for next season’s Uefa Champions League with the crucial win away from home.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s side took the lead early through Bruno Fernandes, but were pegged back before half-time as Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino got on the scoresheet.
It looked like the visitors had things wrapped up early in the second period as Firmino headed in his second only for Marcus Rashford to set up a nervy finish as he pulled one back with 20 minutes remaining.
But the visitors rounded things off late on through Mohamed Salah to put pressure firmly back on Chelsea and Leicester City in the chase for top four.
Liverpool saw penalty claims for handball against Eric Bailly waved away, while Edinson Cavani shot wide from a wayward Alisson pass in a busy opening.
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Two of Salah s 96 Premier League goals came during his first stint in England when he scored twice in 14 matches for Chelsea during the 2013-14 campaign.
Thursday s outing was also the 28-year-old s 200th appearance for Liverpool in all competitions and he marked it with his 124th goal for the club since his permanent signing from Serie A side AS Roma in June 2017.
Only Roger Hunt and Gordon Hodgson scored more goals for the Reds in their first 200 games for the club, with 133 goals and 125 goals, respectively.
Salah found the back of the net in the 90th minute and he was later replaced in stoppage time by Neco Williams as Liverpool boosted their chances of qualifying for next season’s Uefa Champions League with the crucial win away from home.