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Liverpool made a subtle change when announcing their fan-voted man of the match, in a move designed for Mohamed Salah.
Salah was the subject of a £150million bid on transfer deadline day, which the Reds rejected out of hand. Instead he remained at Anfield and notched two assists on Saturday to help Jurgen Klopp's side complete a comeback win over Wolves.
His performance at Molineux saw him voted man of the match by Liverpool's supporters, which the Reds then posted about on Twitter. In the four previous games this term the accolade has been announced alongside an image that clearly displays the Carlsberg logo.
But for Saturday's post, that sponsorship branding was removed, in apparent appreciation of the fact that Salah is a Muslim. As a result, a decision appears to have been made to not associate Salah with the beer company, with alcohol banned in Islam.
Salah was more than deserving of his personal award, having passed the milestone of having 200 Premier League goal involvements for Liverpool with his two assists. He first teed up Cody Gakpo to equalise before playing the ball in that saw Andy Roberston put the visitors in front.
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The duo of assists increased the Egyptian's top-flight assist total to 62, with Salah having also scored 139 league goals since arriving at Anfield in 2017. He is just the eighth player to achieve the double-century for a single club in the Premier League era.
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Liverpool took the Carlsberg branding off their announcement that Mohamed Salah had been named man of the match in the win over Wolves (Marc Atkins/Getty Images)He is also the second fastest player to have reached the landmark, with only Thierry Henry ahead of him. Salah's performance delighted boss Klopp, who was full of praise for his star man.
"He is unbelievable, he is involved in everything. First half wasn’t great, obviously, but then – again – a different system and he is a key-moment player, definitely. He is always there when we need him. Like everybody, really stepped up in the second half," he said.
"Usually you learn things like this a bit later in the season about your team. Obviously we learned pretty quick, pretty early. Yes, we are not stable yet, we are not. I think with all the changes we made now and again for this game today, how can we be stable?
"I don’t ask for that. I ask for trying everything, for making the next steps and stuff like this. In the first half it was obviously not the case but the second half even more so and that is super-helpful.
"Of course, turning games around is helpful whenever it happens in the season. That we should not come that often in the situations is clear as well, but for today it is absolutely alright. You have to play as good as we can.
"Second half then, I have experienced it now a couple of times when you have really tough weeks, when players come back, then I hope it is not always the case but sometimes it can happen. But the reaction was top-class."