London: Liverpool achieved a thumping 7-0 victory over Crystal Palace. With this victory, the team go six points clear at the top of the standings. For the third successive season, the team will be top of the Premier League at Christmas. It was also an away top-flight win by a margin of seven goals for the first time in Liverpool's history.
This win helped Liverpool consolidate their position on the top of the Premier League table here at Selhurst Park on Saturday. Takumi Minamino's first Premier League goal, which arrived in the third minute, set the champions on their way to a stunning win.
Talking about the game, Sadio Mane's blistering 35th-minute strike doubled the advantage before Roberto Firmino rounded off a masterly counter-attack on the stroke of half-time. Also, Mane has now netted in his last seven matches against Crystal Palace. Salah has shown his skills with a predatory header and a breath-taking curler from 20 yards to net his goals. His second and Liverpool's seventh goal in the match came in the 85th minute where he curled a sensational finish into the far top corner to have his 16th goal of the season. Crystal Palace are in 12th position, with 18 points.
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