Salah hat-trick saves Liverpool

MOHAMED Salah’s hat-trick saved Liverpool from an opening day stumble as the defending Premier League champions edged Leeds 4-3 yesterday, while Arsenal had a much more comfortable start against newly promoted opposition with a 3-0 win at Fulham.

Just 48 days after last season’s delayed conclusion, the Premier League returned with a bang as Liverpool and Leeds, on their return to the top-flight after a 16-year absence, served up a feast of goals to open the 2020-21 campaign.