Don’t miss the latest developments in business and finance.

Liverpool crushes Arsenal 4-0 as Salah shines

Image
IANS London
Last Updated : Aug 28 2017 | 3:32 PM IST

Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah led Liverpool to a 4-0 win over Arsenal in the third round of the English Premier League (EPL) action, scoring a goal and making an assist.

Roberto Firmino opened the scoring 17 minutes into the match at the Anfield in Liverpool on Sunday, reports Efe.

Sadio Mane scored the second goal five minutes before the end of the first half.

Salah scored Liverpool's third goal in the 57th minute and dished out an assist to Daniel Sturridge, who headed the ball for the team's fourth goal in the 77th minute, securing a second straight win for the club.

Arsenal suffered its second defeat in a row after falling to Stoke City 0-1 in the previous round of play.

With the home victory, Liverpool is in second place in the EPL standings with seven points, while Arsenal is in 16th place with three points.

More From This Section

Manchester United leads the EPL standings with nine points after beating Leicester City 2-0 on Saturday.

--IANS

tri/bg

Also Read

First Published: Aug 28 2017 | 3:22 PM IST

Next Story