MO-MENTOUS DAY FOR SLOT

Salah once again plays lead role as Reds close on title

- By Jeremy Cross

LIVERPOOL put one hand on a Premier League trophy that continues to slip through the fingers of its holders at an alarming rate.

And when Arne Slot's side pick up their prize at the end of the season, Mo Salah should be the first one to lift it.

Because no one has done more to put Liverpool in such a position of strength, in a title race that appears to be over before the end of February.

Salah was supreme again, demolishing Manchester City almost on his own.

The Egyptian opened the scoring with his 25th league goal of the season, before creating the second for Dominik Szoboszlai. It helped Liverpool pull the throne from under City to leave the kings of English football flat on their backsides.

Pep Guardiola wanted a reaction after City's Champions League exit in midweek.

But all they did was lurch from a mauling in Madrid to a larruping from Liverpool.