Jurgen Klopp hails Liverpool golden boy Mo Salah

Liverpool 4 Brighton 0

Yet one aspect at Anfield yesterday was anything but unpredictable, and that was the brilliance of Mo Salah, who ended the Premier League season with a new goalscoring record — and the Premier League Golden Boot — after yet another afternoon full of the kind of poise and productivity that should terrify Real Madrid in 12 days’ times.

Avoiding defeat against Brighton — thanks to a superior goal difference over Chelsea — was still the order of the day yesterday if Jurgen Klopp’s men were to qualify for the Champions League next season outright, no matter what happens in Kiev.