Salah penalty keeps Liverpool perfect
It took a 95th-minute penalty from Mohamed Salah to ensure Liverpool returned to the Premier League’s summit witha last-gasp 1-0 win against 10-man Burnley at Turf Moor.
A stubborn Burnley rearguard looked set to hold out for a point against the Premier League champion, even when Lesley Ugochukwu received his marching orders.
Arne Slot left British record signing Alexander Isak out of his matchday squad, and for much of the encounter, Liverpool lacked a cutting edge in the face of some stoic defending.
Dominik Szoboszlai and Federico Chiesa both came close to opening the scoring prior to Ugochukwu picking up a second yellow card when he lunged in on Fabian Wirtz.
Yet, deep in injury time, Hannibal Mejbri stretched out an arm to block Jeremie Frimpong's cross, and Salah coolly fired home from 12 yards to win it.
Liverpool, which leads the way on maximum points, has now won its opening four Premier League games of a season for the third time, while it has also gone a whole year without failing to find the net in a top-flight match.
