Mohamed Salah breaks Premier League scoring records with Manchester United goal
On the back of a frustrating evening at home to Sheffield United, where he failed to register a goal or assist and was evidently annoyed to be leaving the field before the hour, Salah unsurprisingly held his spot in the first XI for the trip to Old Trafford.
Needing to triumph to usurp Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table, thanks to the Gunners' 3-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday and superior goal difference, the Reds' quest for first place initially got off to a promising start.
Luis Diaz's strike sent Jurgen Klopp's men into the break with a deserved 1-0 lead, although with 15 attempts on goal in the first 45 minutes, Liverpool should have trudged down the tunnel with a greater advantage.
The Reds would be made to pay for their first-half wastefulness, as Bruno Fernandes capitalised on Jarell Quansah's mistake to score an astonishing long-range goal, before Kobbie Mainoo curled in a wonderful effort to turn the tie on its head.
Salah leaves Steven Gerrard, Alan Shearer in his wakeHowever, Erik ten Hag's troops were incapable of clinging on to their shock lead, as Aaron Wan-Bissaka felled Harvey Elliott in the final 10 minutes of normal time, and Salah coolly sent Andre Onana the wrong way from the spot.
In doing so, the 31-year-old wrote another couple of chapters of history, firstly becoming the highest-scoring visiting player at Old Trafford in the Premier League with six strikes to his name.
Former Liverpool talisman Steven Gerrard was the previous record holder with five goals at the Theatre of Dreams, and
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