By Mohamed Salah made a triumphant return to action, scoring in Liverpool’s 4-1 victory over Brentford, despite the team facing numerous injury setbacks. The win keeps Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table, two points ahead of Arsenal and four ahead of Manchester City. Salah, coming off the bench to replace the injured Diogo Jota, scored his first goal for Liverpool since their win over Newcastle on New Year’s Day.
Liverpool’s win was further highlighted by Darwin Nunez’s sublime chip and Alexis Mac Allister’s goal, while Brentford’s Ivan Toney managed a consolation goal. However, Liverpool’s victory was tempered by injuries to Nunez, Jota, and Curtis Jones, adding to their injury woes.
Meanwhile, Manchester City’s title defense took a hit with a 1-1 draw against Chelsea. Raheem Sterling’s goal gave Chelsea the lead, but City managed to equalize through Rodri’s deflected shot. Despite preserving their long unbeaten home league run, City’s failure to win for the first time in 12 games in all competitions was a significant setback in their pursuit of an unprecedented fourth successive title.
