Scorer of one of Liverpool’s winning goals over Everton on Monday , Mohamed Salah broke a streak of six games without scoring. After this Monday’s Liverpool derby, played at Anfield, the striker analyzed his goal and praised Darwin Nuñez.
The Egyptian star opened the scoring in the 35th minute of the first half. Liverpool’s number 11 accompanied Darwin Nuñez on a counterattack, received it in the face of the goal and played with style over the Everton goalkeeper. Salah revealed that the move is the result of the rapport he has with his Uruguayan teammate, who was highly praised by the goal scorer.
“I know Darwin (Nuñez) is very fast. They had a corner and we managed to stay one-on-one, and I knew he would throw the ball into space. I was running as fast as I could because he is very fast. We managed to win the game and that’s the most important thing. We were a little lucky, but luck always comes when you work hard and I’m sure we worked very hard.”
“I train with Darwin (Nuñez), I know his style. I know how he likes to play. When we counterattack, we just go. We’ve done that a few times – against Napoli, a few times against (Manchester) City. I know how he plays, as he is as a player. This guy will score a lot of goals…”, he added.
Like Salah, Liverpool also did not arrive for the duel in a great moment. The team came from four games without a win, with two defeats by 3-0 in this period. With just one match left for the duel against Real Madrid for the round of 16 of the Champions League , the star assessed Monday’s victory as “huge”.
“It’s big, huge for us. I think we had a perfect week to train and the players were excited. We couldn’t wait for the game to change everything,” he commented.
Before facing Real Madrid, Liverpool returns to the field for a match for the English Championship . On Saturday, at 2:30 pm (Brasília time), the Reds visit Newcastle at St. James
