Garth Crooks sends 'cheap penalties' message to Mohamed Salah as Liverpool trio praised
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Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Alisson Becker all made Garth Crooks' team of the week whilst Richarlison also earned plenty of praise.
Garth Crooks has praised Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah after he 'saw no signs of selfishness in front of goal or looking for cheap penalties' against Norwich City on the opening day of the season.
It was a positive start to the campaign as Jurgen Klopp watched his side dismantle Norwich 3-0 at Carrow Road.
Crooks has named his team of the week for matchday one and there's room for Liverpool trio Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Alisson Becker.
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Alisson was named ahead of the likes of Hugo Lloris and Brentford's David Raya, Crooks described the Liverpool goalkeepers performance as 'comfortable' as the Canaries looked 'out of their depth'.
He wrote: "Alisson's save from Teemu Pukki, who seemed to take an age to bring the ball under control, looked routine while his point blank save from Ben Gibson was quite brilliant."
Virgil van Dijk returned to the Reds lineup for the first time after his knee injury sustained in the Merseyside derby last season.
The Dutchman put in an impressive display, despite it being his first Premier League minutes since October last year.
"It was good to see him back, but it was the clean sheet that clinched it for me," Crooks continued. "This wasn't even a blistering performance by Liverpool - they won this game at a canter.
"Van Dijk is short of match practice and still needs to get over the psychological trauma of the injury he sustained last season, but his sheer presence and authority in defence was clearly visible."
Salah's goal and two assists against Daniel Farke's side earned him a place in the team as the 29-year-old made a strong start to the season.
Crooks said: "The way Liverpool's Egypt international positioned himself to receive the ball with his left foot and plant it so perfectly in order to strike the ball past Tim Krul, before a single Norwich player had time to move, was pure genius.
"Regular readers will know I have had issues with Salah's game, but not against Norwich. I saw no sign of selfishness in front of goal or looking for cheap penalties.
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Garth Crooks has praised Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah after he 'saw no signs of selfishness in front of goal or looking for cheap penalties' against Norwich City on the opening day of the season.
It was a positive start to the campaign as Jurgen Klopp watched his side dismantle Norwich 3-0 at Carrow Road.
Crooks has named his team of the week for matchday one and there's room for Liverpool trio Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Alisson Becker.
PROMOTED STORIES
Alisson was named ahead of the likes of Hugo Lloris and Brentford's David Raya, Crooks described the Liverpool goalkeepers performance as 'comfortable' as the Canaries looked 'out of their depth'.
He wrote: "Alisson's save from Teemu Pukki, who seemed to take an age to bring the ball under control, looked routine while his point blank save from Ben Gibson was quite brilliant."
Virgil van Dijk returned to the Reds lineup for the first time after his knee injury sustained in the Merseyside derby last season.
The Dutchman put in an impressive display, despite it being his first Premier League minutes since October last year.
"It was good to see him back, but it was the clean sheet that clinched it for me," Crooks continued. "This wasn't even a blistering performance by Liverpool - they won this game at a canter.
"Van Dijk is short of match practice and still needs to get over the psychological trauma of the injury he sustained last season, but his sheer presence and authority in defence was clearly visible."
Salah's goal and two assists against Daniel Farke's side earned him a place in the team as the 29-year-old made a strong start to the season.
Crooks said: "The way Liverpool's Egypt international positioned himself to receive the ball with his left foot and plant it so perfectly in order to strike the ball past Tim Krul, before a single Norwich player had time to move, was pure genius.
"Regular readers will know I have had issues with Salah's game, but not against Norwich. I saw no sign of selfishness in front of goal or looking for cheap penalties.
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