The Reds forward forced a low finish past Rui Patricio in first-half stoppage time for a goal that proved sufficient to clinch victory and move his team up to sixth in the Premier League table.
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Jota follows the script
With his match-winning effort on the stroke of half-time, Jota fulfilled the perfect plot line to deliver three points for Liverpool at the home of his former club.
His fellow attackers were the architects as Mohamed Salah moved the ball across to Sadio Mane and he in turn to Jota, who was waiting to pounce in the left channel.