Liverpool Win 4-3 Thriller as Man United Triumph Again
LIVERPOOL (Dispatches) — Mohamed Salah has scored twice as Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 4-3 to maintain its push for the Premier League title.
Juergen Klopp's side went seven points clear of Manchester City ahead of the champions.
Andros Townsend had given Palace a surprise lead in the first half but, after Salah leveled a minute into the second half, Roberto Firmino put Liverpool in front in the 53rd minute.
Palace equalized through James Tomkins' header in the 65th but a blunder by visiting goalkeeper Julian Speroni gifted Liverpool the lead again.
The Argentine keeper, who turns 40 in May, was making his first appearance since December 2017 because of injuries to Wayne Hennessey and Vicente Guaita. He palmed James Milner's bouncing cross up in the air, virtually into his own net, before Salah made it 3-2 on the goal-line in the 75th.
********Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, atop, and Crystal Palace's Julian Speroni challenge for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Crystal Palace at Anfield in Liverpool, England, Jan 19, 2019.
Juergen Klopp's side went seven points clear of Manchester City ahead of the champions.
Andros Townsend had given Palace a surprise lead in the first half but, after Salah leveled a minute into the second half, Roberto Firmino put Liverpool in front in the 53rd minute.
Palace equalized through James Tomkins' header in the 65th but a blunder by visiting goalkeeper Julian Speroni gifted Liverpool the lead again.
The Argentine keeper, who turns 40 in May, was making his first appearance since December 2017 because of injuries to Wayne Hennessey and Vicente Guaita. He palmed James Milner's bouncing cross up in the air, virtually into his own net, before Salah made it 3-2 on the goal-line in the 75th.
********Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, atop, and Crystal Palace's Julian Speroni challenge for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Crystal Palace at Anfield in Liverpool, England, Jan 19, 2019.