Liverpool secure Champions League as Salah breaks record
The Reds rolled over the visitors from the sout coast to end the Premier League season as the only team unbeaten at home. Next up, Real Madrid in the Uefa final.
Liverpool join Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League 2018/19 campaign.
Salah signs off season with record goal
Mohamed Salah crowned a superb season with a new scoring record as Liverpool hammered Brighton & Hove Albion 4-0 in their final game of the Premier League season to finish fourth and qualify for next season's Champions League.
The 25-year-old Egyptian, who arrived on Merseyside from Roma last summer, struck in the 26th minute, tucking away a left-foot strike to give his side the lead and become the first player to score 32 goals in a 38-game Premier League season.
Most goals in a 38-game @PremierLeague season…
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 13, 2018
3️⃣2️⃣ MOHAMED SALAH
3️⃣1️⃣ Luis Suarez
3️⃣1️⃣ Alan Shearer
3️⃣1️⃣ Cristiano Ronaldo
Congratulations, @MoSalah! 👏 pic.twitter.com/oY3DK7Hhxy
Dejan Lovren made it 2-0 with a header just before the break and Salah then provided the assist for Dominic Solanke to rifle home his first goal for Liverpool just after halftime.
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Andrew Robertson fired home the fourth in the 85th minute as Liverpool rounded off a dominant display.
With the Champions League final against Real Madrid still to come, the win over Brighton put Liverpool in fourth place on 75 points, five clear of Chelsea who slumped to a 3-0 defeat away to Newcastle.