Good afternoon and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE text commentary of Liverpool's Premier League clash with Cardiff City at Anfield. The Reds, making their best ever start to a Premier League campaign, are hoping to extend their unbeaten run to 10 games and move three points clear at the top of the table, with their title rivals not featuring until tomorrow and Monday. Team news to follow.
- M. Salah(10')
- S. Mané(66', 87')
- X. Shaqiri(84')
- C. Paterson(77')
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Liverpool move to the top of the Premier League table with a comfortable victory over Cardiff, with Mo Salah proving inspirational, grabbing a goal and two assists.
Three minutes will be added on.
4-1 is probably a score-line reflective of Liverpool's dominance, particularly in the first-half. What an afternoon - and a week - Salah is having, but you can't look past the impact of Shaqiri.
GOAL! Liverpool 4-1 Cardiff
THAT'S MORE LIKE IT! Salah sticks a delicious pass between two retreating Cardiff defenders for Mane to run onto and he finishes with aplomb, dinking it over Etheridge.
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S. Mané
GOAL! Liverpool 3-1 Cardiff
SHAQIRI TO THE RESCUE! The Swiss international eases the Reds' nerves with a lovely left-footed finish from close range after accepting Salah's pass.
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X. Shaqiri
CARDIFF SUB: A last throw of the dice from the visitors - Kenneth Zahore comes on for Reid.
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K. Zohore
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B. Decordova-Reid
CHANCE! A lovely-weighted pass from Shaqiri releases Salah who spots Etheridge off his line. His execution is poor though as he doesn't get the height required in his lob to beat the Cardiff goalkeeper who saves comfortably.
Frustration for Liverpool as Salah fouls Bennett inside the penalty box, as another attack collapses.
The Reds were in total control, but not any longer. Cardiff have scored with their first shot on target to set up an enthralling finish.
GOAL! Liverpool 2-1 Cardiff
BACK IN THE GAME! Liverpool switch off at the back and the visitors capitalise. Hoilett is allowed space to deliver a cross, it takes a deflection off Van Dijk and falls kindly for Paterson who sticks it past Allisson. Game on?!
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C. Paterson
Cardiff City fans are still making plenty of noise, despite their side edging towards yet another defeat.
CARDIFF SUB: Another change for the visitors as the hard-working Murphy is replaced by Kadeem Harris.
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K. Harris
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J. Murphy
CARDIFF SUB: Loic Damour takes the place of Gunnarsson.
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L. Damour
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A. Gunnarsson
LIVERPOOL SUB: James Milner takes the captain's armband as he replaces Firmino for the last 20 minutes.
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J. Milner
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R. Firmino
Mane's 49th goal in the Premier League has granted Liverpool some much needed breathing space in this contest. As it stands, they are going top.
GOAL! Liverpool 2-0 Cardiff
MANE SEALS THE GAME! A lovely hit from the forward! The ball falls to him on the edge of the box, he wriggles through a crowd of Cardiff defenders and blasts an emphatic shot past Etheridge at his near post.
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S. Mané
NO PENALTY! Another strong shout for a Liverpool spot-kick, but again Stuart Attwell isn't interested. The hosts feel Murphy, who has returned to action, used his arm to block a shot.
PENALTY APPEAL! Moreno's cross appears to strike the arm of Hoilett but Liverpool have to make do with just a corner.