Slavisa Jokanovic wore all-black and a mood to match after a seventh consecutive defeat but this did not resemble a funeral march for the Fulham manager. Bottom of the Premier League, yes, deservedly beaten, yes; though not without handing Liverpool an unusually difficult assignment at Anfield. Victory was built on ingenuity and no little controversy for Jürgen Klopp’s contenders.
An eighth goal of the season from Mohamed Salah plus a fine finish from Xherdan Shaqiri took Liverpool back to the summit. It was the reaction their manager craved following the lame Champions League defeat at Red Star Belgrade in midweek, a fifth home league win of the campaign and the clean sheet ensured Liverpool’s meanest start to a top flight campaign – five goals conceded in 12 matches – since 1979.
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