"Mohamed Salah ended a thorny week by coming off the bench for Liverpool in their clash with Brighton, during which he made Premier League history with an assist. Salah replaced the injured Joe Gomez, getting a big applause from the Anfield crowd for his early introduction. Dominik Szoboszlai, who had started on the right wing, moved to right-back to facilitate Salah's entry."
"It meant Salah moved ahead of Wayne Rooney to become the Premier League's all-time leader in combined goals and assists for a single club with 277. Salah had a chance to add a goal of his own in stoppage-time when Federico Chiesa slid the ball to him across the box, but his first-time shot soared over the bar. Salah had been recalled to the matchday squad after being left out of Tuesday's Champions League win over Inter Milan."
Mohamed Salah came off the bench early after Joe Gomez was injured, with Dominik Szoboszlai shifting from the right wing to right-back. Salah delivered a second-half corner that Hugo Ekitike nodded home to make it 2-0. The assist moved Salah ahead of Wayne Rooney to become the Premier League's all-time leader in combined goals and assists for a single club with 277. Salah had a stoppage-time chance but his first-time shot flew over the bar. He was recalled to the squad after being left out of the Champions League win over Inter Milan. Salah said he felt 'thrown under a bus' and will head to the Africa Cup of Nations.
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