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Salah steers Liverpool to win over Watford
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The visitors took the lead in the ninth minute when Liverpool won a Watford kickout, and Mohamed Salah played a sublime pass to Mane with the outside of his left boot for the Senegalese striker to notch his Premier League century.
Swift. Decisive. ???????????????? ?
— SuperSport ?? (@SuperSportTV) October 16, 2021
Mo Salah and Sadio Mane combined for this historic goal for the Senegalese. What’s the best part of this goal? The pass or the finish? ??
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Mane then picked out James Milner on an overlapping run and he drove a perfect ball across the goal for Firmino to steer home from close range in the 37th minute to put the Reds 2-0 up at halftime.
Firmino added his second seven minutes after the break, pouncing on a defensive mistake to poke home, before Salah stole the headlines two minutes later with an outrageous display of close control, outwitting three defenders in a tight space before curling the ball into the net.
Ranieri, who took over as Watford boss on October 4 following the sacking of Xisco Munoz, was left in no doubt about the size of the task he faces as Watford came up woefully short, and Firmino added his third in second-half stoppage time.
The win lifts Liverpool back to the Premier League summit on 18 points, two ahead of Chelsea who can retake the lead if they beat Brentford in Saturday's late game. Watford are 15th on seven points.
“Salah, he wouldn’t do it again, would he? Mo Salah HAS!”
— SuperSport ?? (@SuperSportTV) October 16, 2021
The best player in the world at the moment? ??#PL | #WATLIV pic.twitter.com/8q3cwycO4L
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