With one outstanding goal and a gift from Eric Dier, Mohamed Salah has now scored nine goals in as many games. Harry Kane pulled one back for Spurs, but they are fourth in the Premier League, seven points above eighth-placed Liverpool who have a game in hand.
Mohamed Salah scored twice as Liverpool defeated Tottenham 2-1 in north London to reclaim the top-four spot in the Premier League. Liverpool held off a late Tottenham surge.
In their previous two league games, Jurgen Klopp’s team had suffered shocking losses to relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest and Leeds. However, they got off to a quick start against Spurs, with in-form Salah giving them the lead after only 11 minutes.
As Spurs started to build momentum, Alisson, the Liverpool goalkeeper, diverted a header from Ivan Perisic onto the post, and Ryan Sessegnon had a penalty appeal for a Trent Alexander-Arnold challenge ruled away. However, the Reds scored again just before halftime due to a gift from Eric Dier.
Salah (40), who had just scored his ninth goal in eight games, sprinted through when the center-back misjudged a headed at his own goal.
Harry Kane (70) scored a beautiful goal after being set up by substitute Dejan Kulusevski after Tottenham was given an early halftime whistle. This is not the first time this season that Tottenham has improved after the break.
Spurs frantically sought another late goal, and Rodrigo Bentancur and Harry Kane both came close, but Liverpool held on for their first away victory in the Premier League this year to move up to eighth and within seven points of fourth-placed Spurs with a game remaining.
