Liverpool let late lead slip in six-goal thriller at Newcastle

Fabian Schar snatched victory from Liverpool’s grasp as Newcastle held the Premier League leaders to a rip-roaring 3-3 draw at St James’ Park.

Mohamed Salah looked to have rescued an eighth successive win in all competitions when his second-half double – both set up by substitute Trent Alexander-Arnold – put the visitors 3-2 ahead after Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon had struck either side of Curtis Jones’ equaliser.

However, Switzerland defender Schar squeezed home a 90th-minute equaliser to claim a deserved point at the end of a thrilling encounter which rekindled memories of the two 4-3 classics between the sides during the 1990s.

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The tone was set early on when Caoimhin Kelleher had to palm away Sandro Tonali’s second-minute shot, and they needed skipper Virgil van Dijk’s intervention when he hacked away Isak’s cross inside the six-yard box with Bruno Guimaraes awaiting a tap-in after the striker had exchanged passes with Joelinton.

The Reds responded in determined fashion, Alexis Mac Allister sending Nick Pope sprawling to palm away his low drive before clipping the outside of a post with a left-foot attempt after a corner had been half-cleared.

Newcastle almost took the lead in spectacular style in the 22nd minute. Gordon muscled Salah off the ball, Isak picked out Jacob Murphy’s run with a fine pass and his shot flew past Kelleher and hit the base of the post.

Guimaraes fired straight at the keeper after Isak had tricked his way deep into the box and crossed seconds later, and Lewis Hall was only denied a