LIVERPOOL, England – Liverpool manager Arne Slot said it was an easy decision to include talisman Mohamed Salah in the squad for Saturday’s 2-0 Premier League win over Brighton & Hove Albion, despite a turbulent week following the forward’s scathing criticism of the team.
Salah was subsequently left at home for Liverpool’s 1-0 Champions League win at Inter Milan on Tuesday, but he was one of the Reds’ best players on Saturday at Anfield, much to the delight of fans who welcomed him with a standing ovation.
Salah’s assist for Hugo Ekitike’s second goal gave him the outright record for the most goal involvements for a single team in Premier League history with 277, passing Wayne Rooney’s 276 with Manchester United.
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