Sadio Mane’s close-range finish earned Liverpool a nervy 1-0 win over West Ham as the Reds closed the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City to three points.
Luis Diaz was snubbed by Diogo Jota in the Liverpool attack as West Ham had a Declan Rice-shaped midfielder in the center of England’s international injury.
Mohamed Salah really watched the game and had two chances in the first five minutes which forced the Hammers to defend themselves.
But it was teammate Sadio Mané who opened the scoring in the 27th minute when the Senegalese player connected with Trent Alexander-Arnold’s ball to touch it.
Jürgen Klopp’s side should have scored two goals earlier but West Ham managed to stop Salah from scoring due to a goalless draw.
There was an extra goal line on the other side as Alexander-Arnold ran back to his goal and netted a goal for the Pablo Fornals.
After the break, it looked like things were changing on the move, for a while, until Jarrod Bowen was forced out of the injured pitch which could be a major problem for Sevilla in the Europa League next week.
Luis Diaz had a good addition of January and almost scored here but bent his effort out of the box.
West Ham had two great attempts to postpone one but Manuel Lanzini and Michail Antonio fired badly.
