Mohamed Salah continues miserable penalty record – but makes amends with landmark Premier League goal
Mohamed Salah's status as Liverpool's undisputed penalty taker may be at risk after another glaring miss.
However, the Reds talisman didn't make the same mistake twice, later scoring from the spot after his initial error.
The Egyptian had the opportunity to give the Reds a 1-0 lead against Newcastle from the spot in the 22nd minute, but Martin Dubravka read his effort.
Salah again went for power over placement, a technique which has seen him miss four out of his last ten penalties.
But his spot-kick, which was almost down the middle of the goal, was parried away by Dubravka.
The rebound fell to Trent Alexander-Arnold, but he failed to direct his effort on target as he blazed over his attempt.
Salah seemed to have missed the chance to grab his 150th Premier League goal for the Reds, but then found it in the second half when he tucked in a Darwin Nunez assist.
Then, with the game on a knife-edge at 3-2, he got another chance from the spot after Diogo Jota went down in the area.
This time, he went for the corner, and was rewarded, but that won't distract from questions over his penalty technique.
Salah's previous three other penalty misses in his past ten attempts came against Arsenal once and Bournemouth twice, with two of those three proving costly.
The 31-year-old missed against the Gunners in April during a 2-2 draw, and he was also denied by Neto in March during a 1-0 defeat to the Cherries.
The goal would have been a perfect farewell gift from Salah, who is playing his final game for the Reds before he heads to the Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast.
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