Huddersfield 0-1 Liverpool: Salah goal ensures Reds keep pace with Man City

Not pretty, but Liverpool's solitary shot on target is enough to see them return to second, level with leaders Manchester City on 23 points.

Match Events

24'GOAL! Huddersfield 0-1 Liverpool (Salah)

GOOALLL!!! Salah scores with a deft finish, on the floor, across the keeper into the bottom left corner! The pass from Shaqiri was perfectly weighted which allowed the Egyptian to hit it first time to give Liverpool the lead! Huddersfield 0-1 Liverpool.

43' OFFSIDE! Pritchard scores but goal is disallowed

WIDE! Pereira makes a good run into the box, weaving through two challenges. His progress is stopped, but the ball travels back to Romulo. The midfielder goes for the strike, blasting his effort wide of the target. Another bright moment for the visitors.

55' SAVE! Fine stop from Alisson

Depoitre heads a Mooy cross goalward, forcing a save from Alisson! 

64' WHAT A CHANCE missed by Salah!

SHOT! Salah pulled his effort wide right after he was played into the box on the run. The Egyptian is getting more involved in play now and it seems only a matter of time before he significantly impacts the game... again.

Match Report

Robbed of the injured Sadio Mane and with Roberto Firmino on the bench, Liverpool's possession lacked a threatening edge until the 24th minute.

The absences afforded Xherdan Shaqiri his second Premier League start and the midfielder responded with a well-weighted pass from which Salah poked in the opener.

Jonathan Hogg soon rattled the left post with a sweet half-volley before unsuccessful penalty appeals for handball and a disallowed finish from an offside Alex Pritchard heightened Huddersfield's sense of injustice.

Klopp, having removed Jordan Henderson at half-time due to reported hamstring tightness, would have been able to relax had Salah not dragged wide of the far upright shortly after the hour.

Fabinho was introduced for his Premier League bow off the bench and, though the contest remained in the balance until the end, the visitors were composed in seeing out a seventh league win, their only real scare a fluffed Steve Mounie finish in the 82nd minute.

Line-ups

Huddersfield XI: M. Jørgensen, J. Lössl, C.Löwe, Hogg, L.Depoitre, A. Mooy, Schindler, Durm, Alex Pritchard, Hadergjonaj, Billing

Subs: Van La Parra, Ben Hamer, Mounie, Stankovič, Diakhaby, Mbenza, J. Bacuna

Liverpool XI: Milner, Sturridge, Lallana, J. Henderson, D. Lovren, X. Shaqiri, Alisson, Salah, Van Dijk, A.Robertson, Gomez

Subs: Wijnaldum, S. Mignolet, Matip, Roberto Firmino, Origi, Fabinho, T. Alexander-Arnold