The Premier League is in for a treat on the evidence of Leeds’ first top flight appearance for 5,964 days but Marcelo Bielsa is not one for plaudits. It was points he wanted at Liverpool and one was firmly within his team’s grasp until Rodrigo, the club’s £30m record signing, foolishly gifted the champions an 88th-minute penalty at Anfield. “At this level errors equal goals,” Bielsa lamented. Mohamed Salah accepted the invitation to complete an opening day hat-trick and Liverpool were up and running, just about.
Leeds levelled three times in an enthralling duel with Jürgen Klopp’s team, who were indebted to Salah’s precision on an evening of uncharacteristic sluggishness in defence. The Egypt international scored on the opening day for the fourth season in succession, the first Liverpool player to do so, and registered the club’s first opening day hat-trick since John Aldridge in 1988-89. He should not have been given the chance, however.
Written by Andy Hunter at Anfield
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/12/liverpool-leeds-premier-league-match-report under the title “Liverpool finally sink Leeds with Mo Salah hat-trick in thriller”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
