Salah says Liverpool has championship DNA
Mohamed Salah believes Liverpool's ability to win without playing well is the hallmark of all champion teams after it fought back to beat Southampton 3-1 at Anfield.
The Premier League leader moved 16 points clear of second-place Arsenal, with Salah scoring two second-half penalties as the Reds overturned a 1-0 half-time deficit.
While Arsenal have two games in hand to come, against Manchester United and Chelsea, Arne Slot's side now needs just 16 more points to wrap up the title.
"I don't think we played well today," Salah said after the win.
"Maybe in the second half, we played a little bit better, but [in the] first half, we didn't play well at all. But if you want to win the [UEFA] Champions League or the Premier League, you have to win those games."
Asked what Slot had said to the players at half-time, Salah added: "There was a bit of frustration. The manager, his head. He was going for us.
"But that's something you need sometimes, because [in the] first half, the game was sloppy. We were just slow and taking our time and, in the last minute, they managed to go ahead.
"But we are now more experienced, we can manage that situation, and I'm glad that we did."
Salah's two successful spot-kicks took him to nine goals from penalties in the Premier League this season, with no player ever scoring more in a single campaign while maintaining a 100 per cent record - Cole Palmer also scored nine penalties without missing in 2023-2024.
The Egyptian also reached 44 goal involvements this term, scoring 27 and assisting 17, the joint-most recorded by a player in a 38-game Premier League campaign.
Salah's 184th Premier League goal also moved him level with Sergio Aguero as the joint-fifth highest goalscorer in the competition's history, a landmark he was delighted to reach.
"I knew about the record, but I didn't think about it while I was playing," Salah said of matching the former Manchester City forward.
"It's a good record to equal; Sergio is a great player, he was a legend here for the league. So, I'm happy about that, and I'm happy about the win as well."
