Liverpool came from behind to secure a 3-1 victory over a struggling Newcastle side on Thursday night to keep tabs on league-leaders, Manchester City.
The visitors stunned Jurgen Klopp’s side with an early goal after just seven minutes when ex-Liverpool star, Jonjo Shelvey, found the back of the net, following a mistake by Thiago.
Eddie Howe’s men lost their lead in a controversial circumstance through Diogo Jota (21′) before high-flying Mohamed Salah netted a neat finish in the 25th minute.
Trent Alexander-Arnold (87′) wrapped up the scoring with a rocket fired into the top-left corner beyond the reach of Martin Dúbravka.
Last night’s victory was Liverpool’s 2,000th top-flight victory, becoming the first-ever team to reach the milestone in English football league history.
Liverpool are now within a point of City at the top of the table, while Newcastle remain in 19th.
In his post-match interview, Klopp said, “We used more Bournemouth than Newcastle to analyse. They made life hard for us. It was not like we had 15 clear-cut chances, but scored really good goals so I am really pleased in that moment of the year when you have to get through these games.”
On Jota’s controversial equaliser, he said, “I didn’t see it back. I don’t say it was in this situation, but quite frequently players go down in the box when they lose a challenge. The assistant told me all good, the two players ran into each other.”
Reacting to Alexander-Arnold’s goal, he said, “What a stunner, what a great goal, his shooting technique is different level. Thank god Mike Dean is good on his legs! Great goal.”
