On coronation day, the Egyptian was again the Reds’ match winner as he moves level with Steven Gerrard on the club’s all-time scoring list.

Anfield hailed its true King on Saturday as Mohamed Salah’s 30th goal of the season gave Liverpool a 1-0 win over Brentford to keep alive their hopes of Champions League qualification.

Mohamed Salah’s early 13th minute
opener from close range enough to close gap on Man Utd to one point
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Salah bundled the ball over the line after being teed up by Virgil van Dijk when Brentford could not clear their lines – the goal was Salah’s 100th at Anfield, Eurosport reports.

Darwin Nunez squandered a fantastic opportunity to double the lead before the interval, while thought they had equalised but Bryan Mbeumo was offside.

The Bees posed a consistent threat in the second half but could not turn positive positions into chances so it was Liverpool who came closer to getting the second goal.

Cody Gakpo missed from within the six-yard box when he could not adjust his feet quick enough, while Trent Alexander-Arnold produced a decent save from David Raya.

Victory lifts Liverpool to 62 points and they are now just one off a Champions League berth, although fourth-placed Manchester United have two games in hand. Brentford, with 50 points, remain ninth.