In search of his 200th goal for the club, Mo Salah appeared to have achieved it in just seven minutes, but it was disallowed due to offside after Bernd Leno spilled Dominik Szoboszlai’s long-range shot. Leno received treatment for a head injury, causing a break of over five minutes and challenging Anfield to maintain the atmosphere on a cold December afternoon. Trent Alexander-Arnold ignited the fire again with a stunning free-kick to open the scoring, but Liverpool conceded an equalizer just four minutes later.
Alexis Mac Allister restored order with a special strike, but slack marking and poor work at the other end allowed Fulham to equalize on the cusp of half-time. Liverpool struggled to create openings in the second half and went behind due to abject defending, but a spectacular goal from Wataru Endo and Alexander-Arnold’s second tied it up, resulting in a comeback from 3-2 down to 4-3 up in just two minutes. Trent Alexander-Arnold was named the TIA Man of the Match.
