Liverpool comeback to thrash Norwich 3-1
Mohamed Salah’s 150th Liverpool goal and Luis Diaz’s first kept the Reds in the hunt for the Premier League title as they came from behind to beat Norwich 3-1 on Saturday.
FULL-TIME Liverpool 3-1 Norwich
Liverpool fight back from a goal down to clinch the points against a defiant Norwich#LIVNOR pic.twitter.com/QnNA72E9fs
— Premier League (@premierleague) February 19, 2022
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp made seven changes from the side that won 2-0 at Inter Milan in the Champions League in midweek and nearly paid a heavy price when the Canaries took a shock lead at Anfield.
Milot Rashica’s shot deflected in off Joel Matip three minutes into the second half.
But Liverpool’s deadly duo of Sadio Mane and Salah turned the game around with two goals in the space of three minutes.
Still thinking about that Sadio stunner 🤩 pic.twitter.com/ZlhU41EMuy
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 19, 2022
Mane produced a stunning acrobatic finish to meet Kostas Tsimikas’ looping header.
Salah then raced onto goalkeeper Alisson Becker’s brilliant long ball, rounded Angus Gunn and left two Norwich defenders on the floor to become the second quickest player to 150 Liverpool goals behind Roger Hunt.
1️⃣5️⃣0️⃣🆙
The second-quickest player to reach this figure in our history 🙌🔴 pic.twitter.com/fYFGyPSjXz
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 19, 2022
Alisson assist ✅ pic.twitter.com/ftpU6VOrad
— GOAL (@goal) February 19, 2022
Diaz then produced a deft finish either of his two strike partners would be proud of to lift the ball over Gunn from Jordan Henderson’s defence splitting pass.
That first goal feeling 😎 pic.twitter.com/78dYqclLsf
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 19, 2022
Victory takes Klopp’s men to within six points of Manchester City, who lost 2-3 to Tottenham later on Saturday.
3️⃣ Goals
3️⃣ PointsGet in, Reds! 🙌🔴 pic.twitter.com/DzRiixnbqN
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 19, 2022