Mohamed Salah grabs Liverpool winner against Manchester City at Anfield

Mohamed Salah scored the only goal of the game at Anfield as Liverpool condemned Manchester City to their first defeat of the Premier League season.

The Egypt international grabbed the winner with a lightning-quick goal which caught City cold.

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker's quick ball out from the back had Salah on the move, allowing him to expose Joao Cancelo one-on-one 15 yards inside the opposition’s half.

When the offensively-minded defender tried to nick the ball, Salah rolled him, raced away and confidently struck an 11th goal of the season.

But City had been left fuming at referee Anthony Taylor before Salah's goal after he disallowed Phil Foden's strike early in the second half after a VAR review.

Tensions boiled over late on with Reds manager Jurgen Klopp sent to the stands for his overzealous protestations against a foul he felt his side should have been given.

The final pass was lacking for the visitors, though, as Liverpool held on for just their third league win of the season to move up to eighth in the table on 13 points. They are 10 behind second-placed City, who trail leaders Arsenal by four points.

“It takes a lot to get the three points,” said Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk. “It was always going to be very intense. First half I think we played quite well and we didn't give much away.

“Second half we had to defend a bit more but we won and that is the most important thing.

“For both sides it is a lot of running, a lot of communication and who wanted it more. We showed a lot of fight.

“If you drop a slight percentage they will punish you. It was important to get the clean sheet.”

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