Watford 0-5 Liverpool. Firmino hat-trick, on-form Salah & Mane on target as Reds trident snatch 3 away points.
Liverpool made Claudio Ranieri’s Premier League return one to forget as they battered Watford 5-0 with Roberto Firmino grabbing a hat-trick.
There was to be no new manager bounce factor for Watford with Sadio Mane scoring after just eight minutes, setting the tone for a completely dominant Liverpool performance and netting his 100th Premier League goal in the process.
Firmino grabbed the first of his three on 37 minutes from a James Milner cross before Mohamed Salah got the goal his play deserved courtesy of another outstanding individual goal. Firmino tapped home his second on 52 minutes before wrapping up his hat-trick in injury time.
The rampant Reds stretched their unbeaten run to 18 games in all competitions and sit top of the Premier League for the time being.
What's next?
Watford play Everton at Goodison Park next Saturday. Meanwhile, Liverpool face a trip to Atletico Madrid on Tuesday in the Champions League before returning to face Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday October 24.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
2' Mane offside, Salah's shot hits the post
8' GOAL! Watford 0-1 Liverpool (Mane)
12' CLOSE! Salah's shot saved
19' MISS! Salah's shot denied by Foster
36' GOAL! Watford 0-2 Liverpool (Firmino)
42' CLOSE! Keita's long shot hits the bar
51' GOAL! Watford 0-3 Liverpool (Firmino)
53' GOAL! Watford 0-4 Liverpool (Salah)
69' CHANCE! Keita's shot over the bar
71' MISS! Mane's shot inches wide
84' Cannavaro watches the game in stands
Line-ups
Watford XI: Foster, Sissoko, Rose, J. Kucka, Cathcart, Femenia, W. Troost-Ekong, Masina, J. Hernández, Bonaventure, Sarr
Subs: Gosling, Cleverley, Bachmann, O. Tufan, K. Sema, A. Fletcher, I. Louza, João Pedro, Ngakia
Liverpool XI: Milner, Henderson, Matip, Firmino, Salah, Van Dijk, Mane, Robertson, Naby Keita, Kelleher, Alexander-Arnold
Subs: Adrian, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Minamino, Origi, Joe Gomez, Tsimikas, Jota, Konate, Neco Williams
D_Prince
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Respect to the Senegalese warrior 💪... 100 Premier league goals without a single penalty 👏🙌
deextaq
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Liverpool to Watford after they spoilt their unbeaten record last season 😂😂😂
MerseysideGangster11
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This is really true(ANOTHER SOLO GOAL)
oppicialmosalah
243
RESPECT......🔥🔥🔥🔥
Amgnonijunior
238
Salah is so so underrated... What a player 👏
D_Prince
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This guy is just unstoppable... 👏👏👏 Show me who can stop this guy... Don't mention Ramos please..[Crylaugh]
Brightberry
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Firmino has got closer to Salah than any Watford player has this afternoon. 😂😂
Brightberry
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When you see Mo Salah’s goal vs Watford for the first time. 😂😂
Anthovagasta
113
Liverpool to Watford.
BlaiseDavis
101
So Firmino decided to score Jota's season goals in one match 🤔 👏 👌 👀 🙌 😳
kisoti
87
Now we have an answer💯
Musatunkara
70
As a Gambian Gambian am proud of my Senegalese neighbor, 100 EPL goals without a single Kane or Ronaldo tea
MichaelFrolian
70
only benzema and lewy can compete with salah right now , not even my football goats (Messi and CR7 )
ElikplimAkpobi
67
So you're telling me they're back again
championon
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Click this to view GIFs: https://bit.ly/3j8nqCE
Botdkmnz
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This is really true(ANOTHER SOLO GOAL)
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True true but the thing is Salah found his true goal scoring form in Liverpool under Klopp he was just not that good in previous clubs ... while messi and Ronaldo were always top of their games over the past 15yrs and scored more than 200+ World class goals that's just normal for these Two goats
Bløcbøy
16
Liverpool be like; who's next?
blag
9
Salah giving oppositions free sit.
Pokceinopt
8
This is really true(ANOTHER SOLO GOAL)
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come next year, this underrated man will clitch the balon D'or
FootballChief
8
I didn’t want the game, did Frimino score no-look goal today?
Sibonike
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rohithirapur
8
Another outstanding performance from Mo Salah 👏 and a Hattrick for Firmino🔥
ELIKEMSAM
8
Mohammed Salah is playing like Messi at his prime at Barcelona and Messi at PSG is now playing like Salah at Chelsea
Jey_R
8
So Ranieri's debut ended in Tears of pain?