Mohamed Salah became the first player in Premier League history to reach double-digit opening-day goals with a late second-half strike against Bournemouth. The goal moved Salah from nine opening-day goals to ten, placing him clear at the top of the competition\u2019s opening-day scoring list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The published ranking lists Salah on 10, with Wayne Rooney, Alan Shearer, Jamie Vardy and Frank Lampard each on eight. Sergio Ag\u00fcero and Teddy Sheringham sit on seven, Didier Drogba and Louis Saha have six, and Erling Haaland is recorded with five, alongside nine other players tied on that total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Salah also matched Sergio Ag\u00fcero for the second-most Premier League goals at a single venue. Ag\u00fcero achieved his total at the Ethiad Stadium while Salah\u2019s haul at Anfield moved him level with the Argentine. The only player ahead in that specific all-time venue list is Thierry Henry, who scored 114 goals at Highbury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The match itself was frenetic. Liverpool raced into a two-goal lead in a game that featured handball controversy and delays amid player reports of racial abuse. Antoine Semenyo brought Bournemouth back to level terms with two standout goals. Chiesa scored late to retake the lead before Salah finished the scoring with the decisive strike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After the final whistle Salah was seen applauding fans in the Kop in tears on an emotional evening in which supporters celebrated the life of the late Diogo Jota. Liverpool were not at their best, but the win delivered three points as the club\u2019s title defence continued.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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