Liverpool 2-0 Newcastle United: 5 Talking PointsÂ
Rafael Benitez returned to his former hunting ground hoping to derail the march of his former employers. However, it was not to be as Jurgen Klopp's men put in a disciplined display and ran out comfortable winners in a match that they were touted to win easily, given their form and personnel available at hand.
Mohamed Salah opened the scoring for the Reds in the 40th minute and Sadio Mane added another in the 55th minute to ensure that the Reds ended the game with the all-important 3 points to move above Manchester United for more than 24 hours at least.
Here are the 5 Key Talking Points from the game between the Reds and the Magpies.
#5 Mo Salah's impressive scoring streak continues
Historically, a tie between these two sides has been a goal fest and given Liverpool's pedigree in front of the goal this season, the trend was set to continue and it was inevitable before the red-hot Mohamed Salah would find the back of the net.
After a couple of half chances that he should have converted, given his calibre, the Egyptian eventually broke the deadlock in the 40th minute when a perfectly weighted pass from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain found Salah free inside the box and the former Roma man did not fail to oblige.
The goal takes Salah to 24 goals in the Premier League and with another 8 assists in the League, Salah has directly contributed close to 48% of the goals scored by the Reds in the Premier League.
With the season approaching its business end, the Reds faithful will be hoping that their star forward can continue finding the back of the net for fun as they remain in a strong position in the League table and are almost guaranteed a spot in the next round of the UEFA Champions League.