AnalysisFive talking points from Liverpool 1-0 Fulham

Mohamed Salah's first-half penalty was enough to clinch the three points for the Reds at Anfield.

Here are five talking points from the match...

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Five in a row

Jürgen Klopp's men have produced a five-game winning run for the first time this season to keep alive their top-four hopes.

This victory moved them to within four points of fourth-placed Manchester United, who do hold two games in hand currently. Newcastle United sit in third, six points ahead having played one match fewer.

Liverpool have momentum with them at the start of the season run-in, with May a particularly strong month historically for this side.

They have enjoyed victory in 12 of their last 13 Premier League encounters in May. Only Manchester United (23 between 1993 and 2000) have a longer run in the competition.

Salah closes in on Gerrard

In claiming outright fifth spot on the club's all-time league goalscorers chart, Salah moved to within one effort of Steven Gerrard's tally in all competitions.

Indeed, the Egyptian needs just one more goal to move level with Gerrard and go joint-fifth on the all-time scorers list.

Putting that in context, this was the forward's 301st appearance, while Gerrard ran out 710 times for the Reds.

Salah's next effort will also take him to the 30-goal mark for the season – the fourth time he'll have achieved that feat since arriving at Anfield.

Wednesday night delight

The numbers show Liverpool simply love playing on a Wednesday in the Premier League.

The Reds have won each of their last nine fixtures on this particular day in the week, scoring 23 goals and conceding on just three occasions.

In total, the club have netted 221 Premier League goals on Wednesdays – more than any other side in the competition.

Konate's half-century

'Ibouuuuuuuuuuuu' was collectively shouted by Anfield during various points on what was Ibrahima Konate's 50th appearance for the club.

The No.5 produced four clearances and an interception, won five of his duels and had a pass completion rate of 93.4 per cent.

What better way for the centre-half to mark that milestone than by earning three points and a clean sheet to boot?

A brilliant goalkeeper

Speaking of shutouts, this was Alisson Becker's 12th of the Premier League campaign.

That total is joint-third-most in the division, level with Arsenal's Aaron Ramsdale.

The Brazilian was at his typical best with a number of crucial saves throughout the evening – the most notable a strong palm in the 77th minute to deny Carlos Vinicius from close range.

And Alisson is now just one clean sheet away from reaching the milestone of 100 in all competitions since joining the Reds in 2018.