CNN Indonesia
Monday, 06 Mar 2023 06:59 WIB
Jakarta, CNNIndonesia —
Attacker Mohamed Salah crowned as the best player or man of the match match Liverpool vs Manchester United.
The Premier League derby Liverpool vs MU ended with a landslide victory for the Reds 7-0 at Anfield Stadium, Sunday (5/3).
In that match Mohamed Salah contributed two goals and also provided two assists for the goals scored by Cody Gakpo and Roberto Firmino.
The rest, three other goals were donated by Gakpo and two goals by Darwin Nunez.
Mohamed Salah deserves to be the best player in this ‘hot’ match. The 30-year-old player’s movement disturbed Man United’s defense.
The counterattack launched by the Reds in breaking Man Utd’s concentration often started with Salah.
However, Salah does not always play on the right side. His first goal, which was created in the middle of the MU penalty box, proved that Salah really controlled the game.
Statistics show Salah has good accuracy in that match. This was shown by two shots which led to two goals from Salah.
Apart from two goals and two assists, Mohamed Salah also recorded one good chance and three key passes.
Two goals against Man United made Salah record as Liverpool’s top scorer in the Premier League in the club’s history, with 129 goals.
“This record has been in my mind since I came here. After my first season it was always that record, so to get that record against Man United with a result like that is unbelievable,” said Salah.
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