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Mohamed Salah (32, Liverpool), who scored a dramatic winning goal, took off his uniform top for the first time in a year and eight months.
Salah roared with her uniform off her back-to-back goal in the 38th minute of the second half with a penalty in the 12th round of the English Premier League (EPL) at St. Mary's Stadium in Southampton, England, on the 25th (Korea time).
In a soccer event, the ceremony of taking off the uniform receives a yellow card immediately. Salah was warned without fail. 11th EPL warning Salah received for Liverpool. Salah, who joined Liverpool in 2017, is surprised once that he has only collected 11 chapters in eight seasons, and is also surprised that he received five chapters, more than half of the nine warnings, without a top-down. It means "Uniform Award Ceremony habitual offender".
Most recently, he was warned of taking off his uniform after scoring a goal against Manchester United at Anfield, his home stadium, on March 6 last year. Liverpool won a historic 7-0 victory with multiple goals from Salah, Darwin Núñez and Cody Hakpo and a net from Robert Firmino. It is remembered as a game in which the image of former Manchester United coach Erik ten Hach, who is now retired, took a severe toll.
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If the ceremony at the time was 'show-off' to Liverpool's home fans, the top-off ceremony took place on this day in order to vent natural emotions. Liverpool, which led by Dominic Sobosler in the 30th minute of the first half, allowed Adam Armstrong in the 42nd minute and Matheus Fernandez in the 11th minute of the second half to turn the tables on Southampton, the last place in the league.
Salah's showtime, which had been quiet for an hour, began in the 20th minute of the second half. Salah, who returned the game to square one with Ryan Gravenberg's assist in the 20th minute of the second half, calmly scored a penalty kick in the 38th minute of the second half and stood as a hero of the upset victory.
What's more surprising than Salah's five yellow cards was that he scored double-digit points in the EPL for eight consecutive seasons at the age of 32. Salah scored his 10th goal in just his 12th game of the season with a surprising consistency, overshadowing the expectation that he would only score 32 goals (44 goals including the cup). This season's scoring pace is the fastest after the 2017-2018 season.
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Liverpool is also smiling broadly thanks to Salah, who is in his second heyday under the current Liverpool coach Arne Slot. Liverpool, which has won five consecutive games, including the Cup, and three in the league, scored 31 points, widening the gap between second-place Manchester City (23 points), which has been mired in consecutive losses, to eight points. Coach Slot remained vigilant, recalling that Arsenal also allowed a come-from-behind victory after eight points ahead of Manchester City last season, but the prevailing view is that Liverpool is likely to continue its dominance this season, with 'Pepsi' (Pep Guardiola's Man City) losing five consecutive games.
The eyes of the English soccer community are expected to be on Anfield, where Liverpool and Manchester City clash on the 2nd of next month.
yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
