FOOTBALL - LIVERPOOL moved to within two wins of the Premier League title with a 2-1 victory over West Ham United yesterday, while Manchester United’s miserable season continued as they were beaten 4-1 at Newcastle United.
Chelsea were held to a 2-2 draw at home against relegation-bound Ipswich Town, while an error-strewn performance by Tottenham Hotspur led to a 4-2 away defeat by Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah broke the record for most goal involvements in a season, to celebrate signing his new contract, and Virgil van Dijk scored a late winner as Arne Slot’s team moved 13 points clear at the top of the standings. The Egyptian player was given a huge ovation for his success.
Salah created the opener for Luis Diaz in the first half and after West Ham had scored an equaliser in the 86th minute, skipper Van Dijk settled the tight contest three minutes later to leave West Ham 17th on 35 points.
Van Dijk scored his 24th Premier League goal; the most of any centre back since his debut in the competition in September 2015.
“It felt beautiful for multiple reasons,” Van Dijk said.
“It was the winner, quite late in the game but also a set-piece and we’ve been struggling a little bit with scoring from set-pieces which is something I feel responsibility for.
“We got it done, we got the three points and now we move on, take what we did well - especially in the first half and focus on Leicester (City) next.”
There was less positivity among Manchester United supporters as they trudged home from St James’ Park.
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