Mohamed Salah hails 'crazy' Liverpool fans for awarding him Tottenham goal

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Tom Doyle31 March 2019

Mohamed Salah has hailed Liverpool's "crazy" fans after helping to secure a last-gasp winner over Tottenham to send the Reds back to the top of the Premier League table.

Salah has gone eight games without finding the net for Liverpool - his longest drought since signing for Jurgen Klopp's side in 2017 - but the Egypt star played a key role in Sunday's winner at Anfield.

With the scores level at 1-1 after Lucas Moura had cancelled out Roberto Firmino's header, Salah popped up at the far post to head goalwards in the 90th minute; Hugo Lloris could only palm out weakly and Toby Alderweireld got himself in an horrendous mess to divert it back past his goalkeeper in the 90th minute.

Salah celebrated as if he had scored the goal, though the Premier League soon clarified that the effort would go down as an Alderweireld own goal.

Despite not officially adding to his 17 League goals so far this season, Salah told Sky Sports: "I think the fans gave it to me! A goal is a goal.

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"The important thing was to get three points. I haven't scored for couple of games but there are some players who have the same number of goals as me but are having the season of their lives. I'm supposed to be having a bad season!

"You do not always have to play good but the important thing is to get the points. The big teams always find a way to get the points and that's what we did today.

"Each game now is tough. You just have to keep yourself in the race. Our next game is against Southampton and they are fighting for their lives.

"You have to take each game as a challenge. Tottenham played good and they came very close to getting a point. Now we take it game by game."

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Salah praises the fans for the impact they are having on Liverpool's title chances, adding: "The Kop today, it was crazy.

"They just want to win the Premier League and we are doing everything to make that happen. They help us a lot during the game. Everything changes with the fans - always."

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