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Liverpool yet recovered immoderate shape successful a 4-2 Premier League triumph complete Tottenham Hotspur connected Sunday successful Jurgen Klopp's penultimate crippled astatine Anfield.
Strikes from Mohamed Salah, Andy Robertson, Cody Gakpo and Harvey Elliott pushed Klopp's men wrong 5 points of leaders Arsenal successful nan array pinch 2 games remaining, and 4 points down holders Manchester City, who person a crippled successful manus complete both.
Liverpool talisman Salah headed location his 18th convention extremity of nan play successful nan 16th infinitesimal earlier Robertson doubled their lead pinch a tap-in conscionable earlier halftime. Gakpo headed successful Elliott's transverse successful nan 50th, past nan midfielder bagged his ain pinch a rocket from 20 yards retired that coiled into nan apical corner.
Richarlison and Son Heung-min pulled 2 backmost to make for a lively ending, but a comeback was not connected nan cards for Ange Postecoglou's Spurs who are 5th successful nan table.
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Liverpool guardant Mohamed Salah scored nan first extremity and group up 2 much successful triumph complete Spurs
Salah silences nan doubters
Fair to opportunity that Mohamed Salah was a man connected a ngo from nan outset here. His sanction sewage an other large cheer from nan Anfield crowd pre-match and he tried to people from an outrageous perspective early connected and deed nan bar.
Salah gave Liverpool nan lead earlier getting an assistance for nan 2nd goal. The Egyptian now has 25+ goals crossed each competitions this play and for those doubting him, he’s achieved that feat successful six of his 7 play astatine Anfield.
Salah is nan first subordinate successful Premier League history to people 10+ goals and supply 10+ assists successful 3 consecutive seasons.
Bajcetic makes invited return
The biggest applause of nan day was reserved for 19-year-old Stefan Bajcetic, who made his first Premier League quality since March 2023.
It was an awesome cameo from nan 19-year-old, who came connected successful nan 65th minute, winning six retired of 8 duels and was calm successful possession.
You would expect that he has a large early to play adjacent play but this has been a weird run for nan Spaniard, who burst onto nan segment past season, pinch some wounded and different reasons limiting him to conscionable nan 1 commencement for Liverpool.
Man City boss Pep Guardiola has been interviewed for a a typical Jurgen Klopp documentary
Guardiola and Fergie salary tribute
As portion of Jurgen Klopp’s farewell, Liverpool will merchandise a typical documentary featuring exclusive interviews pinch nan biggest managerial names successful nan world.
The likes of Sir Alex Ferguson, Carlo Ancelotti, Pep Guardiola and Mauricio Pochettino person each been interviewed for nan show which will beryllium released successful nan coming weeks.
Mail Sport understands that nan media squad astatine Anfield were keen to research their ain different perspective to screen Klopp leaving, pinch a multi-episodic documentary bid already successful nan useful for nan German’s last play astatine nan club.
Klopp must tread carefully
Both managers were 1 yellowish paper distant from a touchline suspension pinch 3 bookings successful a play starring to a one-match prohibition for managers.
There was nary motion of Jurgen Klopp picking up a tactical booking though, which intends that he will person to beryllium other observant for his penultimate Liverpool crippled astatine Aston Villa adjacent Monday.
Whoever is officiating that game, you’d person to beryllium earnestly harsh to nonstop Klopp to nan stands for his last Liverpool crippled astatine Anfield.
Milestone for Spurs star
Son Heung-min made his 300th Premier League appearance, becoming conscionable nan 3rd subordinate to scope this milestone for Spurs aft Hugo Lloris (361) and Harry Kane (317).
He’s now scored successful 5 consecutive Premier League games against Liverpool, nan joint-longest tally against them successful nan title (also 5 for Jamie Vardy betwixt 2016 and 2017).
Ange Postecoglou should debar nan sack contempt Spurs suffering 4th successive defeat
Postecoglou hopes to avoid Santini fate
For each nan hype that initially surrounded Ange Postecoglou, it’s worthy pointing retired that Spurs person now mislaid 4 Premier League games successful a statement for nan first clip since 2004. That tally ended successful nan sacking of Jacques Santini.
It’s highly improbable that Spurs will make a managerial alteration this summertime but nan past fewer weeks will surely person fixed Postecoglou a amended thought of who he wants successful his squad adjacent season.
Credit must beryllium owed nevertheless for each 4 of his substitutions, who made an impact. Spurs looked a different squad pinch Richarlison arsenic number nine.
