Reaction‘It’s a great result’ – Mohamed Salah on comeback win over Leicester
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By Joe Urquhart
Mohamed Salah praised a ‘great result’ for Liverpool as they produced a comeback win over Leicester City on Boxing Day.
The Reds moved seven points clear at the top of the Premier League thanks to a 3-1 victory against the Foxes at Anfield.
Arne Slot’s men were forced to recover from a goal down after Jordan Ayew opened the scoring for the visitors.
Cody Gakpo levelled the game in first-half stoppage time, however, and goals in the second period from Curtis Jones and Salah earned the home side all three points.
“It’s a good result, to be fair,” Salah told Amazon Prime Video post-match. “They were very tough first half. The second half, the way they prepared themselves before the game they were very good.
“Also, the way they were standing in front of the box was quite hard for us in the first half especially. But we managed to score three goals, so it’s a great result.”
On the timing of Gakpo’s equalising goal proving crucial ahead of the break, he added: “It was great. It gave us confidence in the second half to go there and try our best also to win the game, because at 1-0 down you just need to focus and equalise and score the second one. But a minute before half-time we score a great goal. It’s a great result.”
Read on for the rest of the interview with the No.11…
On Gakpo’s well-placed finish…
It’s something he practised in training. We all practise in the situation and when we go there we finish the situation or we cross it to the second post. It was a great finish from him.
On scoring the 100th home Premier League goal of his career…
It’s something I’m very proud of. We keep working hard and hopefully I can go a little bit further.
On his own form at the moment…
The most important thing for me is the team winning. Hopefully we win the Premier League and I have a big impact. That’s great for me.
On moving seven points clear at the top of the Premier League…
It’s great. We just focus on each game and hopefully we carry on like that.
On whether leading the league this season feels ‘different’…
It feels different but the important thing is we need to stay humble. We had a few injuries when we were ahead [previously] and we lose it in the end. Hopefully we carry on like that with no injuries and we go on and win it.
On how motivated he is to win the title this season…
This one is very special. Hopefully we win the Premier League for this club – it’s something I dream of. I really want to win the Premier League this year, hopefully.
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