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Five Talking Points of Liverpool rout of Watford

Liverpool thrashed Watford at home with a margin of 5-0 in the Premier League on Saturday (March 17). It was a Mohamed Salah show at Anfield and Firmino also joined the scoring party for Liverpool.

FOUR STAR: Mohamed Salah

Bengaluru, March 18: Liverpool thrashed Watford at home with a margin of 5-0 in the Premier League on Saturday (March 17). It was a Mohamed Salah show at Anfield and Firmino also joined the scoring party for Liverpool.

Here are the talking points of the match:

1. Mohamed Salah’s Great Form Continues:

Mohamed Salah is in phenomenal form this season for Liverpool. He scored 4 goals and assisted onelast night. He is now the top scorer in the Premier League with 28 goals till date. He scored his first goal at 4th minute of the match from the pass of Sadio Mane.

The second goal came right at the end of the first half. On the other side of the half, Firmino scored by sending the ball into the net from a brilliant cross provided by Mohamed Salah.

At 77th minute of the match the combination of Salah and Mane produced the fourth goal for Liverpool. At 85th minute of the match, Salah sealed the game for Liverpool with another goal.

2. A Complete Performance By Liverpool:

It can surely be called a complete performance from the Liverpool team. All the players on the field performed to their limits. They are playing as a team with Mohamed Salah leading them from the front.

Firmino and Mane are also in good form, they are consistently giving Salah the support in the attacking third. Liverpool's defense kept another clean sheet after the arrival of Van Dijk in the winter transfer window.

3. Top Four Finish Is within Liverpool's Reach:

As things stand, Liverpool are now third in the League Table with 63 points from 31 matches. Their chances of finishing in the top four position in the League Table have increased with this result. Liverpool are playing good football and Jurgen Klopp will be hopeful about his side’s qualification in the Champions League next season.

4. A Good Preparation For Manchester City In Champions League:

Liverpool will play against Manchester City in the Champions League quarter final. They are preparing well for the match. Manchester City are playing brilliant football this season and it is almost impossible for the opponents to stop them.

Liverpool defeated Manchester City in the Premier League with a margin of 4-3 a few weeks ago. With the form of the attacking trio of Liverpool, they should be hopeful of beating Manchester City to reach the semifinal of Champions League this season.

5. Watford Suffer Back To Back Defeats:

Watford have now suffered two consecutive defeats against Arsenal and Liverpool. The injury of Barcelona loanee fGerald Deulofeu is one of the main reasons behind it. They are now at 11th position in the League Table with 36 points from 31 matches so far this season.

Story first published: Sunday, March 18, 2018, 15:10 [IST]
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