Liverpool moved an astonishing 19 points clear atop of the table with a 2-0 win at West Ham, and fans were rightly in a celebratory mood.
West Ham 0-2 Liverpool
Premier League, London Stadium
January 29, 2020
Goals: Salah 35’, Oxlade-Chamberlain 52’
Jurgen Klopp’s Reds made the trip to the capital for a meeting with West Ham, a game which postponed due to Liverpool’s involvement in the Club World Cup.
And it presented a chance to move 19 points clear of Man City after 24 games, and while the Hammers presented a united defensive front Liverpool’s domination on the ball soon reaped its rewards.
After Divock Origi was impeded in the area, Mohamed Salah powered home the resulting spot-kick to hand the Reds a lead heading into the break.
And Liverpool’s leading goalscorer would then turn provider early in the second with a sumptuous through ball to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, creating a comfortable two-goal buffer which would remain come the end of the 90.
Here’s how supporters reacted to the result on Twitter, Facebook and This Is Anfield’s forums.
On another night of key milestones, Salah notched one of his own in an impressive display…
What a penalty, Salah absolutely smashed that in!
— Jonathan Higgins (@Jhiggins3) January 29, 2020
Mo Salah has scored each of his last 9 penalties for @LFC since missing at home to Huddersfield in October 2017.
— Ged Rea (@ged0407) January 29, 2020
Mohamed Salah now in the top five for Premier League goals scored for Liverpool. He’s just 3 behind Suarez.
— Leanne Prescott (@_lfcleanne) January 29, 2020
“That pass was super sexy from mo, perfect weight!!”
– indianscouser on the forums.
14 – Since the start of the 2017-18 season, Mohamed Salah has both scored and assisted in 14 different Premier League games, five more than any other player in this period. Handful. pic.twitter.com/qk85KCYaRk
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 29, 2020
Mohamed Salah is held to such high standards that he notched a goal and an assist and you’re thinking, “he wasn’t near as good as he can be.”
— John O'Sullivan (@NotoriousJOS) January 29, 2020
My man of the match is Mohamed Salah, but I'm not doing a usual stats feature post because the numbers aren't very impressive. He was though. There's something to learn from that, I reckon.
— The Tactical Times (@Tactical_Times) January 29, 2020
But plenty of his teammates also stood out in what was a dominant performance from Klopp’s men…
https://twitter.com/MrNickMason/status/1222632977143926792
“Bobby being his usual brilliant self and creating with his usual flair and work rate.”
Neukolln on the forums.
Joe Gomez. Special player.
— James Pearce (@JamesPearceLFC) January 29, 2020
That goal was made in #Firmino land. 1 out of a million would have thought to bring a cross down like that and then to turn, then play the square pass.
Nah, make that one in a billion. #WHULIV #LIV
— Srijandeep Kumar Das (@srijandeep) January 29, 2020
That pass from Salah was fantastic. Glad Ox got a goal, deserves one
— LFC Fans Corner (@LFCFansCorner) January 29, 2020
Joe Gomez. Rolls Royce. Seriously.#LFC
— David Maddock (@MaddockMirror) January 29, 2020
Efficient performance by #LFC who did not need to be particularly good. Still, Alisson, Gomez, VVD, Henderson and Salah all excellent. Lovely to see a (very good) cameo by Curtis Jones.
— Paul Grech (@paul_grech) January 29, 2020
There was a need to single Alisson out, however, and shower him with praise after a number of exceptional saves…
Alisson showing his class throughout the game tonight. Saves, distribution and presence.
— Viktor Fagerström (@ViktorFagerLFC) January 29, 2020
https://twitter.com/ThatRexGuy/status/1222632768271720448
I'm thinking Alisson is worth his price tag.
— Erin Mc Asterisk (@ErinNYC75) January 29, 2020
If anyone ever says Alisson isn’t the best goalkeeper in the world, he’s got the joint most clean sheets in the Premier League.
After missing 8 games this season.
Absolutely untouchable. pic.twitter.com/mKacCcT6Un
— Laurie (@LFCLaurie) January 29, 2020
This is #Alisson's 8th cleansheet and is joint top of the golden glove league despite missing two months of the season. He is tied with Pope, Schmeichel, Henderson and Foster. #LFC
— LFCZA ?? (@LFCZA) January 29, 2020
Game in hand won. 19 points clear in Jan. Liverpool top the league and they won’t be moved. Klopp understood that game so well, filled the midfield at the perfect time. Out of words for Alisson, world’s best. Has nothing to do all game and produces magic when needed. #LFCdigest
— Danny Gallagher (@Danny7Gallagher) January 29, 2020
And the relentless Reds received mass applause as records continue to tumble…
70 points and it’s not even February.
Doubt we’ll ever see this again
— Tom McMahon (@tomjpmac) January 29, 2020
Relentless, absolutely relentless.
— Srijandeep Kumar Das (@srijandeep) January 29, 2020
32 wins from 33 matches
Best team in the fucking world
— SimonBrundish (@SimonBrundish) January 29, 2020
“We’ve beaten every team once..after 24 games..Hahahahahaha. Relentless Red Machine!”
– Iluvatar on the forums.
“Best team in the world. No other words are needed.”
– William Henderson on Facebook.
And just like that, the Reds go 19 points clear. From back to front this is a peerless team. What Klopp has done in 4 years is nothing short of miraculous
— Jeff Goulding (@ShanklysBoys1) January 29, 2020
Liverpool are 19 points clear. That is absolutely ridiculous. They have beaten every team in a top-flight season for the first time in the club’s history. Their consistency is astonishing. Rewriting the record books every week #LFC
— James Pearce (@JamesPearceLFC) January 29, 2020
https://twitter.com/Chris78Williams/status/1222635087960952832
More history is made.
Liverpool have become the first team to take 106 points from a run of 38 league games:
W34 D4 L0 F90 A23. The Reds. pic.twitter.com/5a0FTJDMuf
— Andrew Beasley (@BassTunedToRed) January 29, 2020
Prior to this year, #LFC averaged 1.4 Premier League points per game under Jurgen Klopp in January. They've ended this month having posted five wins from five games (which is an average of three points per game if you can't do the maths).
— David Lynch (@davidlynchlfc) January 29, 2020
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