LIVERPOOL: Mohamed Salah opened his account for the new campaign as Liverpool sponsored up pre-season hype they can problem champions Manchester City for the Premier League name through sweeping apart West Ham 4-0 at Anfield.
Sadio Mane scored two times and Daniel Sturridge added a overdue fourth in an excellent show through Jurgen Klopp's males as £65 million ($83 million) goalkeeper Alisson Becker stored a clean sheet on debut.
Liverpool have not been crowned champions of England since 1989/90 and completed 25 issues in the back of City ultimate season.
But after reaching the Champions League ultimate ultimate season and spending more than anyone else within the Premier League within the off-season, there may be palpable trust that close to three-decade wait can come to an result in May.
Midfielder Naby Keita and Alisson had been the one debutants to start from a reported £170 million summer splurge within the switch marketplace as Fabinho and Xherdan Shaqiri had to make do with a spot at the bench.
However, there was once little tinkering for Klopp to do up front after Salah, Mane and Roberto Firmino mixed for 91 objectives ultimate season, they usually again supplied the firepower to outclass a sorry West Ham regardless of their own close to £100 million outlay on 9 new gamers.
Salah and Mane's pain at international level was once Liverpool's gain as early exits on the World Cup with Egypt and Senegal meant they may sign up for the club's pre-season excursion of the United States, in contrast to a host of Premier League stars who returned to coaching just ultimate week after their hard work in Russia.
A revelation in his first season at Anfield with 44 objectives in all competitions, Salah is now a marked man.
Yet, he was once given the most simple of duties to faucet house the opener into an empty internet on 19 minutes from Andy Robertson's pinpoint go after he was once freed down the left through the spectacular Keita.
Salah will have to have had extra as he was once smartly picked out through a bursting run through Firmino only to position his shot too as regards to Lukasz Fabianski, who additionally made an excellent save to turn Trent Alexander-Arnold's free-kick in the back of.
Fabianski was once through a long way the busier 'keeper with Alisson making just one at ease save and impressing far more together with his feet to release a series of Liverpool assaults.
The hosts in any case doubled their lead to give the score the half-time mirrored image it deserved when some other teasing Robertson go was once pulled across purpose through James Milner and Mane left unmarked to side-foot house.
Mane produced a high quality finish for his 2nd eight minutes after the wreck after good paintings through Firmino, but had the linesman to thank just as much for the lend a hand as he someway wasn't flagged offside earlier than firing past Fabianski.
Former City and Real Madrid boss Manuel Pellegrini is used to competing on the best of the desk.
Yet, regardless of the huge funding within the East Londoners, on this evidence Pellegrini will do smartly to raised West Ham's 13th-placed finish ultimate season because the visitors had been satisfied to restrict the damage after the wreck.
Sturridge inflicted the final blow two minutes from time together with his first touch after changing Salah.
Sadio Mane scored two times and Daniel Sturridge added a overdue fourth in an excellent show through Jurgen Klopp's males as £65 million ($83 million) goalkeeper Alisson Becker stored a clean sheet on debut.
Liverpool have not been crowned champions of England since 1989/90 and completed 25 issues in the back of City ultimate season.
But after reaching the Champions League ultimate ultimate season and spending more than anyone else within the Premier League within the off-season, there may be palpable trust that close to three-decade wait can come to an result in May.
Midfielder Naby Keita and Alisson had been the one debutants to start from a reported £170 million summer splurge within the switch marketplace as Fabinho and Xherdan Shaqiri had to make do with a spot at the bench.
However, there was once little tinkering for Klopp to do up front after Salah, Mane and Roberto Firmino mixed for 91 objectives ultimate season, they usually again supplied the firepower to outclass a sorry West Ham regardless of their own close to £100 million outlay on 9 new gamers.
Salah and Mane's pain at international level was once Liverpool's gain as early exits on the World Cup with Egypt and Senegal meant they may sign up for the club's pre-season excursion of the United States, in contrast to a host of Premier League stars who returned to coaching just ultimate week after their hard work in Russia.
A revelation in his first season at Anfield with 44 objectives in all competitions, Salah is now a marked man.
Yet, he was once given the most simple of duties to faucet house the opener into an empty internet on 19 minutes from Andy Robertson's pinpoint go after he was once freed down the left through the spectacular Keita.
Salah will have to have had extra as he was once smartly picked out through a bursting run through Firmino only to position his shot too as regards to Lukasz Fabianski, who additionally made an excellent save to turn Trent Alexander-Arnold's free-kick in the back of.
Fabianski was once through a long way the busier 'keeper with Alisson making just one at ease save and impressing far more together with his feet to release a series of Liverpool assaults.
The hosts in any case doubled their lead to give the score the half-time mirrored image it deserved when some other teasing Robertson go was once pulled across purpose through James Milner and Mane left unmarked to side-foot house.
Mane produced a high quality finish for his 2nd eight minutes after the wreck after good paintings through Firmino, but had the linesman to thank just as much for the lend a hand as he someway wasn't flagged offside earlier than firing past Fabianski.
Former City and Real Madrid boss Manuel Pellegrini is used to competing on the best of the desk.
Yet, regardless of the huge funding within the East Londoners, on this evidence Pellegrini will do smartly to raised West Ham's 13th-placed finish ultimate season because the visitors had been satisfied to restrict the damage after the wreck.
Sturridge inflicted the final blow two minutes from time together with his first touch after changing Salah.
EPL: Salah on target as Liverpool start with easy win
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