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Took way too many touches

Salah could have hit it first time, but chose to chop inside and allowed the defence to catch up with him. By the time he chose to shoot, he had three Wolves players around him.

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On another occasion, the Egyptian dilly dallied on the edge of the opposition box and the chance was gone. Just before half time he made a brilliant break, at pace, and dribbled his way into a fine shooting opportunity but did he wait to pull the trigger just a hint too long? Doherty was able to scramble across to block his shout and present an easy save to Rui Patricio.

Liverpool were under the hammer for nearly the whole of the second half, but he waited and waited and was pushed wide and ignored Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and shot wide. It was another disappointing end.

But, of course, there is too much quality running through those arms and legs and the 12 pack to stay silent for long and by the end Salah still made a match-defining contribution. It was his wriggle through the penalty area that led to Henderson earning the easiest assist of his career from the simple pass that led to Firmino’s goal.