Salah saves Liverpool in the last moments with a controversial penalty against Burnley
Liverpool maintained its lead in the Premier League with a perfect score, after securing a difficult and thrilling victory over its host Burnley with a clean goal, in the match that brought them together on Sunday evening at Turf Moor Stadium in the fourth round of the tournament.
The victory was made by the Egyptian star Mohamed Salah, who scored the decisive goal for the team from a penalty in the (90+5) minute, after "the ball touched the hand of Hannibal Mejbri, a Burnley player, inside the area" in the (90+3) minute, leading the referee to award the crucial penalty.
This goal broke the deadlock in a match that saw organized defensive performance from Burnley, as they "closed the spaces tightly against the Reds' attacks, and the defenders thwarted all attempts made by Mohamed Salah, Szoboszlai, and Gakpo to reach the host's goal", and Liverpool almost lost its first points away from home this season.
The match also witnessed the sending off of Burnley player Shimuanya Ogochukwu in the 84th minute, but the numerical superiority of the Reds did not yield a goal until the decisive moment.
With this victory, "Liverpool's points rise to a full 12 from 4 victories, remaining at the top of the Premier League table with a perfect score", while "Burnley remained in 17th place after their points stopped at 3 points".
