Mohamed Salah’s early goal secured a sixth consecutive Premier League win for Liverpool as Brentford were beaten 1-0 at Anfield.
With his 30th strike of another prolific season, Salah – who converted Virgil van Dijk’s knockdown from close range with 13 minutes gone – became the first player in the club’s history to score in nine successive home games and kept his side in the hunt for Champions League qualification.
The Reds now sit one point behind fourth-placed Manchester United and three points adrift of Newcastle United in third, though they have played two games more than both of those teams.