Two of Liverpool’s top seven scorers of all time recently sat down to have a chat about their best goals. ‘ ?? on saw Gerrard reminisce with the Reds’ current leading scorer about the key moments from their careers with the club. As the clips flowed, it was clear the majority of the former captain’s best goals were long range missiles. Not that Salah doesn’t have some of his own, with his effort against Chelsea in 2019 the most memorable. Yet the Egyptian has only scored four league goals from outside the box in the four years since that effort against his former club.
For the Citizens, it was that Erling Haaland scored five goals, for the Reds it was that (no further context necessary).
Back in 2019/20, goals from outside the box were a key part of Liverpool’s Premier League title triumph.