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Such is the quality of Mohamed Salah, and such is the fear that he inspires, that there was an air of ominous inevitability about this latest match-winning cameo even as his team-mates struggled and scrapped around him.
This was far from vintage Liverpool, against a Crystal Palace side brimming with energy and speed, but Jurgen Klopp’s side hardly need to play well these days. Stay in the game, remain competitive, and Salah will do the rest.
Even Salah was below his best here, but like those most ruthless finishers with which he is now compared, he needs just one glimpse of goal. Only six minutes remained at Selhurst Park when the ball fell to Salah in the penalty box. The ‘Egyptian King’ took one touch to kill the ball, and then another to kill the game.
It was his 37th goal of the season, and his 29th in the Premier League. It was also the 21st league game in which he has scored, equalling the record for an entire season that was previously held by Cristiano Ronaldo and Robin van Persie.
Salah’s late intervention, added to Sadio Mane’s second-half equaliser, turned this encounter from frenetic to fruitful for Liverpool, and sent them 10 points clear of fifth-placed Chelsea in the hunt for Champions League qualification.
When the final whistle went at Selhurst Park, Jurgen Klopp celebrated Liverpool’s win with his customary zeal. He embraced his players, one by one, and then marched over to the side of the ground where the visiting supporters were massed. He waved and danced in front of them and, before he turned for the tunnel, he punched the air one last time with gusto.
A win is a win and the Liverpool manager loves to mark victories as much as any manager in the Premier League but Klopp was not celebrating so lustily because the three points had moved his team closer to the top of the table.
He was celebrating because it kept Liverpool clear of Spurs and Chelsea in the race for the top four and he was celebrating the mood.
READ: The full Premier League report from Selhurst Park
Liverpool are looking to pick up where they left off before the international break against Crystal Palace.
Both sides need three points for different reasons as a win for Jurgen Klopp's Reds would see them temporarily go ahead of Manchester United to second in the table.
Sadio Mane got the only goal in the reverse fixture at Anfield back in August but having hit Watford for five recently, Palace will be wary. Follow all the action here as it happens. Sportsmail's OLIVER HOLT and DOMINIC KING will provide updates from the ground.
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Kick-off for this afternoon’s game at Selhurst Park is at 12.30pm.
