Salah scores in Merseyside derby as Liverpool win to boost European hopes

Salah scores Liverpool’s archetypal goal, but Virgil van Dijk scores an injury-time victor against section rivals Everton.

The lone consolation for Everton’s fans aft watching Mohamed Salah people yet different Merseyside derby extremity is that they volition ne'er person to ticker the Egyptian successful the reddish of their rivals again.

The 33-year-old winger, who has announced helium volition permission Anfield astatine the extremity of the shot season, said farewell to Liverpool’s cross-city rivals successful trademark fashion, bagging the opener for his broadside arsenic they snatched a 2-1 English Premier League triumph connected Sunday.

In doing so, Salah joined Liverpool’s erstwhile midfielder Steven Gerrard arsenic associated apical scorer successful Premier League Merseyside derbies with 9 goals earlier skipper Virgil van Dijk provided the cleanable send-off with a precocious winner.

“It feels great,” Salah told Sky Sports erstwhile asked astir scoring successful his last derby. “The astir important happening was to assistance the squad to settee down and consciousness much confident. We knew earlier the crippled it was going to beryllium tricky, difficult, and I’m gladsome we were capable to triumph it.”

Liverpool had been connected the backmost ft successful the opening exchanges against an energetic Everton side, but Salah settled their nerves with a calmly taken decorativeness to springiness the visitors a 29th-minute pb successful the archetypal derby astatine Everton’s caller Hill Dickinson Stadium.

“There volition beryllium a batch of words coming retired of my rima successful the adjacent mates of weeks astir him, but he’s truthful important for us, connected and disconnected the pitch,” van Dijk said of Salah.

“The appreciation sometimes comes erstwhile players are gone, but we admit him truthful much. He’s an outstanding teammate to have. We’ve been done everything together, highs and lows. He volition inactive beryllium important for the past 5 games we person to play,” helium added.

With 3 goals successful his past 3 Premier League starts, Salah has improved his signifier considerably aft a mediocre campaign, and says helium inactive has much to give.

“I privation I conscionable support scoring, and assistance the squad to execute Champions League this season. Hopefully, I accidental farewell successful the close way,” Salah said.