Arne Slot says that Mohamed Salah has demonstrated his quality after scoring both goals to achieve a 2-0 win over Bournemouth that made Liverpool clear nine points at the top of the Premier League.
Salah yielded in both halves to earn the Reds a third consecutive victory in the top flight, so that a fine of the first half was converted after Lewis Cook stumbled Cody Gakpo, before curling in a stunning second second 15 minutes from the time.
Salah has now scored 11 Premier League goals against Bournemouth; The seventh side that he scored 10 or more in the competition. Only Alan Shearer (12) has scored double digits against more different opponents in the Premier League history.
The Egyptian also achieved 20 or more Premier League goals in one season for the fifth time (also 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21 and 2021-22).
“Maybe that second goal was the difference between the two teams,” Slot told Sky Sports. “It was not an easy chance, and he places it in the net, but it shows you how much quality he has.”
It was a victory that extended the unbeaten series of Liverpool to 19 games in the competition (won 14, drawn five), while they have not lost any of their last 14 Premier League matches on the road (won nine, five), although they have They were made to work hard for the three points in the Vitality Stadium.
“[It was] Exactly the game we expected. They are so intense and they continue to run every second, “Slot added.” I said before the game when we were 3-0 up in Anfield during the break, they kept running.
“We had to play on top of our capacities, and we were lucky to win this game. They constantly tried to do things. I didn't think we had checked the game.
“It's a good team and a good manager. I am very happy that we can keep a clean magazine and score two goals.”
In the meantime, Bournemouth saw their undefeated run of 11 games in the top flight ending by missing the result of Saturday-De Kans to go to the top four, where Newcastle United lost to Fulham, and Chelsea and Manchester City do not play until later in the weekend .
The cherries have indeed lost only two league matches with two or more goals this season have been in Liverpool (3-0 in September, 2-0 today).
However, they had the chances, with Antoine Semenyo and Marcus Tavernier both the function, while David Brooks had excluded a goal for Offsom and Justin Kluist, who had scored in three consecutive Premier League matches, missed an empty goal.
Bournemouth has now hit the woodwork in the Premier League 16 times this season, the majority of each party.
“[It is] Disappointing if you lose a game, “Andoni Iraola Sky Sports told.” Small things didn't go for us. We have given ourselves a chance, but it has not been enough.
“Important moments, you can score and make the difference. But we did not score and ultimately – against teams like Liverpool – you have to punish them when you have the chance.
“The way the players performed; everyone can see that it has been a high -level game. We have a week to prepare for the match against Everton in the FA Cup. Everton did well, so it's a difficult attraction for us. “
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