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Defending champion Liverpool opened their Premier League campaign with a close victory over Leeds United, 4-3, in the match that brought them together in the competition’s first round on Saturday.
The Egyptian Mohamed Salah, star of the “Reds”, scored three goals (two of them from two penalties) in minutes 4, 33 and 87, while his Dutch colleague Virgil Van Dyck scored the fourth goal in minute 20 of the game .
In contrast, Jack Harrison, Patrick Bamford, and Pole Matthews Klitsch scored the guest trilogy at 12, 30 and 66 minutes respectively.
Salah achieved a historic record in today’s game by scoring the first goal for his team, becoming the first player in Liverpool history to score the first goal for the “Reds” in the “Premier League” in 4 consecutive seasons.
Mohamed Salah is the first player in Liverpool history to score the first Premier League goal in 4 consecutive seasons
✅ 2017-18 against Watford
✅ 2018-19 vs West Ham
✅ 2019-20 against Norwich
✅ 2020-21 Anti-Leeds United pic.twitter.com/CAuSukG2TT– Faisal (@ Fa2salista) September 12, 2020
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Salah previously scored against Watford in the opening season of the 2017-2018 season, then against West Ham in the 2018-2019 season and Norwich City last season.
Source: Agencies
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