Salah halts Bournemouth?s charge and sends Liverpool nine points clear

Liverpool march on as league leaders, departing with no little relief from Bournemouth. Arne Slot?s team had not fallen into the traps Andoni Iraola?s team have used to sink top-four opponents this season. Mohamed Salah, with customary efficiency, scored twice to claim the three points. If his first came after a highly debatable penalty award, the second, a left-footed chip hit like a prime Tiger Woods approach shot, was a goal of inarguable beauty. It meant Liverpool had negotiated one of their most demanding remaining assignments and sent the pressure back into Arsenal?s fraying mindset. The post-match celebrations reflected the importance of victory.
A game too far for Bournemouth? They were unchanged, as necessity has demanded for weeks now, Liverpool able to field the same XI that swept aside Ipswich last week. A lack of jeopardy in the week?s Champions League action meant only Andy Robertson and Cody Gakpo had played at PSV Eindhoven.
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