As has been his habit in recent years, Liverpool star Mohamed Salah had no trouble scoring against Manchester United in the match held at Anfield on Sunday.
United took the lead through Lisandro Martínez in the 59th minute, but Liverpool quickly equalized through Cody Gakpo in the 59th minute.
After a VAR review, the referee awarded a penalty following a handball by Matheis de Ligt, and here came Salah’s moment to score against his favorite prey, Manchester United.
The Egyptian international struck the penalty to the left of André Onana, who touched the ball but failed to save it, giving Liverpool the lead in the 70th minute.
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Unfortunately for Salah, United managed to equalize through a goal by Amad Diallo in the 80th minute, and the match ended in a 2-2 draw.
Salah’s goal marked his 16th against Manchester United in 17 matches played against the Red Devils, making them the team he has scored the most against in his career.
With this goal, Salah extended his lead over Erling Haaland in the race for the Premier League Golden Boot, reaching 18 goals compared to Haaland’s 16.
With this goal, Salah also climbed to seventh place in the all-time Premier League top scorers list with 175 goals, tying with Thierry Henry and just two goals behind sixth-placed Frank Lampard.
With the draw, Liverpool reached 46 points, maintaining their lead at the top of the Premier League, six points ahead of second-placed Arsenal, with a game in hand for Arne Slot’s squad. Meanwhile, United sit in 13th place with just 23 points.
