It will be ominous for the rest of the Premier League if Mohamed Salah starts defining matches like this again. West Ham United were, if a little passive, holding their own as the game approached the hour mark at the London Stadium before the Egypt international produced two stunning moments 11 minutes apart to earn Liverpool a 3-1 win and move within four points of leaders Manchester City.
Salah had plenty to do when collecting a pass from Curtis Jones, on as a substitute for James Milner moments earlier, on the Liverpool right.