Mo Salah can hurt Newcastle's dodgy defence
- Sean Byrne
- 23 April 2021
With the European Super League dominating the news all week, Salah and his side must now turn their focus back to the Premier League as the race for a top four continues.
Qualifying for the Champions League is undoubtedly a priority for Liverpool. However, after dropping two points against Leeds United last Monday, the Reds must now start performing better if they are to achieve this.
They currently sit seventh in the table but are just two points adrift of Chelsea in fourth.
That means that this weekend is a must-win for Jurgen Klopp's men as they come up against 15th placed Newcastle United - a team that has won back-to-back games.
Tip for the Fixture
Salah has a decent goalscoring record against Newcastle. The Egypt international is currently priced at 2/1 with Skybet to score first.
Key stats
In his seven appearances against Newcastle as a Liverpool player, Salah has won five and drawn twice.
Mohamed Salah levelled for Liverpool with his 19th Premier League goal of the season
The player has bagged four goals against the Magpies and he's managed to score every time that they visit Anfield.
Here, we take a look at Salah's performances in the last three match-ups at Anfield:
Liverpool 2-0 Newcastle United (March 3, 2018)
The Egyptian nearly got a stunning goal early on as he first time volleyed the ball from a tight angle towards goal, nearly catching out Martin Dubravka at his near post.
Sadio Mane got the second and final goal of the game despite the fact that Klopp's side had many more chances to extend this lead.
The goal from Salah was not only his first against Newcastle but also his seventh consecutive goal in as many matches. He was the first player to do this for Liverpool since 2014.
Liverpool 4-0 Newcastle United (December 26, 2018)
Two minutes into the restart, referee Graham Scott judged that Paul Dummet had brought down the Egyptian forward in the box. Salah then coolly converted from the spot to double the lead.
Liverpool 3-1 Newcastle United (September 14, 2019)
The last time these two sides met at Anfield, Liverpool were forced to come from behind to win the three points following a strong start by Newcastle.
Mane equalised after 28 minutes with a curling effort. Then, just before the break, he got his second of the game with a simple tap-in following a mistake by Dubravka.
In the second half, Salah put the game beyond doubt with some fantastic link-up play alongside Roberto Firmino. After giving the ball to the Brazilian, Salah instantly received it back with a lovely flick and strolled through the Newcastle back line before finding the back of the net.
