Mohamed Salah has landed yet another career milestone with his contribution for Liverpool in Saturday afternoon's vital win over Norwich City. The 29-year-old striker scored his 150th goal for the Reds as two other goals by Sadio Mane and Luis Diaz inspired them to come from behind and snatch a 3-1 win.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp almost paid a hefty price for his choices after making seven changes to the side that won 2-0 at Inter Milan in the mid-week's Champions League outing. Following an eventful first-half in which both sides failed to produce a goal, Norwich took a shock lead after Milot Rashica's shot deflected in off Joel Matip three minutes into the second half.
However, Liverpool's lethal duo of Sadio Mane and Salah turned the game around with two goals in the space of three minutes. The former grabbed the first for the Anfield outfit with a brilliant acrobatic finish before his attacking partner put them ahead with a sensational solo finish. Luiz Dias then scored his first Premier League goal at Anfield to secure the win for the Reds.
30 - Today is the 30th time that both Mo Salah and Sadio Mané have scored in the same Premier League match for Liverpool - the most of any pair of players for a side in the competition's history. Buddies. pic.twitter.com/4Unn5p8hsz
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In retrospect, Mohamed Salah's goal made him the 10th player to score 150 goals in all competitions for Liverpool, and the second-quickest to reach this milestone for the club (in 233 appearances) after Roger Hunt (226 apps). The afternoon's result saw the Reds reduce the point deficit between them and league-leaders Man City to just six.
