LONDON: Liverpool took another step towards the Premier League title with a 2-0 win at Manchester City after talisman Mohamed Salah scored its first goal and set up Dominik Szoboszlai for the second as it went 11 points clear at the top on Sunday.
Arne Slot’s side has 64 points from 27 matches ahead of second-placed Arsenal, which has a game in hand.
City is 20 points adrift of Liverpool in fourth spot on 44 as its early-season quest for a fifth consecutive title has unravelled into a chase for a Champions League berth.
Salah struck his league-leading 25th goal of the season in the 14th minute following a corner with a blistering shot from near the top of the box that deflected off the outstretched foot of City defender Nathan Ake past goalkeeper Ederson.
Szoboszlai took advantage of City’s atrocious defending to double the lead in the 37th. Salah found the unmarked Hungarian in the box for an easy pass into the net, to the dismay of City supporters, whose dismal mood was matched by the driving rain.
Thousands were gone before the final whistle, while the Liverpool fans gleefully sang: “We’re going to win the league.”
“Three days ago, we had a draw at (Aston) Villa, and people told me we weren’t in a good place, and then three days later, we won, and it changed again,” Slot said.
“We work every single day to achieve this, and it is three months of very hard work to maintain this. There is no secret.” Agencies
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