[Sport] Mohamed Salah starts the new Premier League season with a hat-trick against Leeds United

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The Egyptian Mohamed Salah hat-trick led Liverpool to a difficult 4-3 victory over Leeds United on Saturday, at Anfield, in the start of the Reds campaign to defend the Premier League title.

Leeds - who returned to the Premier League after a 16-year absence - played in an offensive way that Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa adopted in his promotional campaign last season.

The "Reds" suffered from some lax defense, but they did what they used to do in the last two seasons, that is, find a way to win in the end.

The season, which begins with the continuing decision to ban fans from attending stadiums due to the restrictions of Covid-19, needed a breakthrough to generate some enthusiasm among the disappointed fans, and this vital confrontation achieved this goal.

Jürgen Klopp's team grabbed the lead in the fourth minute after a penalty kick awarded to Michael Oliver, after Mohamed Salah's shot collided with the thigh and arm of Leeds' new defender Robin Koch, which was stretched out.

Salah, who is called the Egyptian King, scored from the penalty spot

But eight minutes later, Jack Harrison, on loan from Manchester City, brought Leeds equalizer with a wonderful singles goal, as he grabbed the ball from the left flank and went deep past Trent Alexander-Arnold and Joe Gomez, and kicked the ball that landed in the net to the right of goalkeeper Allison

Liverpool regained their lead in the 20th minute, after a corner kick by Andy Robertson followed by Virgil Van Dyck, who was unguarded, with his header into the net.

But Leeds showed his determination again when Patrick Bamford scored his second goal, after Van Dyck uncharacteristically failed to disperse a ball that the opponent's striker had seized and landed the ball in Alison's net.

Twelve minutes before the end of the first half, Salah appeared again - with his new haircut - to put the hosts ahead for the third time, when he attacked the ball that rebounded from Pascal Struik's header in the Leeds region, with a shot that landed above the left corner and did not give goalkeeper Ilan Messellier any chance To repel it

Leeds felt for a moment that he regained equalization again after Harrison's shot, which passed over Allison, who advanced from his own goal, into the net, but the referee announced the cancellation of the goal later, due to offside.

Leeds managed to make a comeback for the third time, as the ball found Helder Costa inside the host's penalty area, and followed it against Liverpool.

Van Dyck put the ball into the net with a shot from close range after a free kick, and the goal was canceled as substitute Curtis Jones committed a foul against Koch

As the match drew to a close, Liverpool secured the three points with another penalty kick scored by Salah after Rodrigo Moreno dropped Fabinho in the penalty area.

It was tough for Leeds, but the Yorkshire County club will receive a lot of support after their show, while Liverpool, who have yet to lose in 60 league games at Anfield, lead the summit.