Neville: Liverpool owe Salah a title race | Carragher: Szoboszlai can hold fort
Mohamed Salah scored twice and set up another as Liverpool beat Newcastle 4-2 on Monday Night Football - but he now goes away to the Africa Cup of Nations with Egypt. His team-mates must ensure Liverpool are still in the title race when he returns, says Gary Neville
The Reds moved three points clear at the top of the Premier League with the win over Newcastle, with a five-point gap on Man City, who have a game in hand, and Arsenal, two of their main rivals for the crown.
Salah has played a big role in Liverpool's run to the top of the table, with 14 goals and eight assists to his name from 20 appearances this season.
But now the pressure is on fellow attackers Darwin Nunez, Diogo Jota and Cody Gakpo to pick up the burden while Salah is away on international duty in January. That trio have just 13 Premier League goals between them.
"In the first half against Newcastle, you wondered whether it was going to be similar to the Manchester United game a couple of weeks ago where they had 30-odd shots in that match and couldn't score a goal but they were far better tonight," said Neville, on the Gary Neville Podcast after the match.
"On the flipside of it, Liverpool have got great options up top and they've got one star player who connects it all together in Mohamed Salah.
"Liverpool have got three world-class players in Alisson, Virgil van Dijk and Salah. Van Dijk has been back to his best in this past month or two. Liverpool's defensive record has been good and they've kept a lot of clean sheets. Alisson is the best goalkeeper in the world and they've got somebody who hits numbers from a wide area that is so consistent and delivers year in, year out. It's unbelievable. If they keep those three fit, they're in with a massive chance.
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