Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea: 5 Hits and Flops

#1 Hit: Mohamed Salah

Salah wheels away to celebrate his strike, doubling the hosts' lead against his former employers in style

Mohamed Salah, matchwinner! In the battle of the two talismen, Salah stepped up to the plate while Hazard let the pressure take its toll on him in-front of goal.

Liverpool's first goal came after intricate play between himself and Firmino teed up Henderson, having outmuscled an out-of-sorts Emerson to the turf. Mane met Henderson's clever chip at the far post, with the winger heading home from close-range to break the deadlock.

Given just how dangerous and eager to score Salah has been for weeks now, it's no surprise that he finally did so - although the manner of his goal was impressive and equally devastating. An excellent strike on the edge of the area, his creative decision-making has largely been disappointing in recent months but he certainly picked the right option when opting to shoot from distance after leaving Emerson in his wake.

It's something we haven't seen for a while from him, though it's been a long time coming and you could tell just how much it meant to him too. He has been continually waiting for a defining moment to prove he's behind his goal drought, though on another day he'd have had more than one goal to show for his efforts.

Having come narrowly close to breaking the deadlock after five minutes, he saw a well-struck volley comfortably smothered by Kepa - although he could've had an assist or two for himself too.

A wasteful Firmino and lack of intelligent forward movement when he was creating those dangerous passes (four key passes completed) near the byline, rather than latching onto them himself, means he only has one goal to show for an influential display against his former side. But in terms of the title race, this couldn't be better timed.

Stats' source: WhoScored