"Mohamed Salah's penalty in the fifth and final minute of added time saw Liverpool produce yet more late heroics to snatch a hard-earned 1-0 victory at Burnley. Their three previous wins had been decided by goals in the 83rd minute or later and that pattern continued at Turf Moor to deny the home side a deserved point. Liverpool had looked like dropping their first points of the season in a game which was crying out for the cutting edge of absent British record signing Alexander Isak."
"The £125 million ($169.4m) deadline-day arrival from Newcastle was left out of the squad, having only played 18 minutes of football for Sweden as his dispute with the Magpies denied him a preseason and playing time. Head coach Arne Slot said he would be involved for Wednesday's Champions League match at home to Atlético Madrid, but his predatory instincts would not have gone amiss against stubborn opposition who built a successful promotion campaign on not conceding goals."
"Even the late sending-off of Lesley Ugochukwu for a second bookable offence did not destabilise the hosts' resolve, but they eventually cracked when Jeremie Frimpong's cross hit the arm of Hannibal Mejbri. Salah, after missing his two previous attempts from the spot, moved past Andrew Cole into fourth on the all-time Premier League goalscorers list with 188, while also becoming Liverpool's record league penalty scorer with 35, surpassing Billy Liddell."
Mohamed Salah's penalty in the fifth and final minute of added time gave Liverpool a 1-0 win at Burnley. Liverpool's prior three wins were also decided by late goals, continuing a pattern of last-gasp victories. Alexander Isak was omitted from the squad after limited international minutes and a preseason missed due to a dispute with Newcastle. Head coach Arne Slot said Isak would be involved for the upcoming Champions League match. Burnley defended stoutly and managed a late sending-off but conceded a penalty when Jeremie Frimpong's cross struck Hannibal Mejbri's arm. Salah advanced to fourth on the Premier League scoring list and became Liverpool's record league penalty scorer.
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