(VIDEO) Cody Gakpo scores against Newcastle and Liverpool is the leader of the Premier League

Liverpool played the first game of 2024 in the Premier League and achieved an important result that significantly left them as one of the clubs of the moment and absolute leader of the Premier League. Jurgen Klopp's team is enjoying a great moment and seems to be the great candidate for 2024.

Jürgen Klopp hopes his team can build on that momentum, as well as their New Year's Day good fortune, as the Reds have won four of their last five games on January 1 (D1), although they failed to win their first match. league in the last three calendar years as such (E1, P2). The Anfield Road faithful will hope to be the catalyst to end that run, given that the Reds have avoided defeat in 50 of their last 51 home games in the Premier League (38 wins, 12 draws).

The Egyptian attacker Mohamed Salah, Liverpool star, scored this Monday the first goal of the Premier League in England in 2024. In the duel where Liverpool faces Newcastle for matchday 20 of English football, Salah was in charge of opening the scoring in the clash held at the historic Anfield stadium. The 49th minute was already played in the second half, the Colombian Luis Díaz assisted the Uruguayan Darwin Núñez and the Uruguayan in the area gave the ball to Mohamed so that he was in charge of pushing the ball into the back of the net.

Gakpo finished the match

Cody Gakpo scored a great goal just minutes after Curtis Jones' goal. This goal meant victory for Liverpool FC despite Newcastle trying on more than one occasion. The Dutch striker can be the team's big star while Salah leaves in January to play in the African Cup.