Mohamed Salah hailed Liverpool’s resilience after a late penalty secured a 1-0 win against Burnley. The victory extends Liverpool’s winning start to the season, with Salah emphasizing the team’s never-say-die attitude and adaptation to new players and systems under Arne Slot.
Mohamed Salah has praised Liverpool's unwavering resolve following their dramatic 1-0 victory over Burnley at Turf Moor. The Egyptian forward secured the win with a penalty in the 95th minute, awarded after Hannibal Mejbri's foul, ensuring the Reds maintained a perfect start to the 2025-26 Premier League campaign.
Arne Slot's team faced considerable frustration throughout Sunday's match, with the game seemingly destined for a goalless stalemate. However, Salah capitalized on Mejbri's late error, converting his 188th Premier League goal. This strike propelled him past Andy Cole (187) into sole possession of fourth place on the league's all-time scoring chart.
Burnley, who were reduced to 10 men in the 84th minute following Lesley Ugochukwu's dismissal, suffered another setback due to a late penalty, mirroring their previous defeat against Manchester United before the international break.
Liverpool's current run marks the third time they have initiated a Premier League season with four consecutive wins, mirroring their achievements in the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons. This streak also equals their longest sequence of league victories from the previous season, which included three separate runs of four wins each.
All four of Liverpool's victories this season have been characterized by late drama, which Salah attributes to the team's resilient mentality. He told Sky Sports: "It's a tough opponent today. We tried our best to play the ball between the lines, but it's tough to win. I'm glad that in the end we managed to win the game."
"The players are adapting to our system. We had a few new players in the starting line-up. It takes time to adapt their game to our game. We try to make them comfortable in a game. Alexander [Isak] also came last week and he's going to be in the team. We try to find the balance. We don’t give up. We just try to push ourselves and our team to the limit.”
British-record signing Alexander Isak was not included in Liverpool’s matchday squad, but Slot claimed that the Sweden international would be involved against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday.
“Now, he [Isak] will be able to play at least 45 minutes on Wednesday or Saturday [against Everton], and maybe a bit more,” said Slot.
“But if he plays 45 minutes on Wednesday, don’t expect him to play 45 minutes or more on Saturday, because, in our opinion, his body is still not prepared for that.”
Having only scored once from 2.45 expected goals (xG) at Turf Moor, the Reds could certainly have benefitted from their new forward, who fired in 23 Premier League goals for Newcastle United last term.
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