Mo the merrier for a Kop party

IT was a celebration that started with the first sweet silver song of the lark - and will continue for many days to come.

- By Simon Mullock

What wasn’t part of the script was a Liverpool performance that appeared to confirm that Arne Slot’s English Premier League champions have been nursing the mother of all hangovers since the title was secured a month ago.

Mohamed Salah made sure the Reds didn’t sign off with a third defeat in four games with an 84th-minute equaliser.

The newly-crowned Footballer of the Year scissor-kicked a close-range volley past Palace keeper Dean Henderson with the aid of a deflection off Maxence Lacroix to cancel out Ismaila Sarr’s first-half strike.

It was the Egyptian’s 34th goal in all competitions - and his EPL tally of 29 secured another Golden Boot.