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Salah breaks battling Burnley hearts after Hannibal's howler
The Guardian
|September 15, 2025
It never felt inevitable that Liverpool were going to emerge from Turf Moor with three points until Mohamed Salah was lining up a 95th-minute penalty.
They dominated possession but struggled to break down 10-man Burnley, whose organisation and hard work frustrated the visitors until Hannibal Mejbri's stoppage-time handball gifted the points to the champions.
Arne Slot's side have made a perfect start as they aim to retain the title, a task that should be made easier when he unleashes record £125m signing Alexander Isak, whose exile was extended by another match but it was not self-imposed on this occasion. With Liverpool lacking conviction in the final third, Isak would have been a welcome addition but, with a fourth straight victory secured, Slot need not worry about that.
This story is from the September 15, 2025 edition of The Guardian.
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