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11/30 10:29 CST Isak goal sets up much-needed Liverpool win against West Ham.
Man United beats Palace
Isak goal sets up much-needed Liverpool win against West Ham. Man United beats
Palace
By JAMES ROBSON
AP Soccer Writer
Alexander Isak scored his first Premier League goal for Liverpool to set up a
much-needed win for the defending champion at West Ham on Sunday.
On a day when Mohamed Salah was dropped to the bench, British record signing
Isak opened the scoring at the London Stadium as Arne Slot's team secured a 2-0
victory. Cody Gakpo got the second for Liverpool, which went into the match on
a run of six losses in its last seven league games.
Isak, a $170 million signing from Newcastle in the summer, had not scored in
his five league games for his new club and only had one goal in 10 games in
all. But in the absence of Salah, the Sweden international converted with a
first-time effort in the box after 60 minutes to open his Premier League
account for the season.
Joshua Zirkzee ended a scoring drought of his own with his first league goal in
almost a year to spark a comeback 2-1 win for Manchester United at Crystal
Palace.
Aston Villa beat last-placed Wolverhampton 1-0 and Brighton won 2-0 at
Nottingham Forest.
Zirkzee on target
Zirkzee hadn't scored in England's top flight since a double against Everton on
Dec. 1 last year, but ended that streak with a stunning strike at Selhurst Park.
A moment of individual brilliance fired United back into the game in the 54th
after Jean-Philippe Mateta put Palace ahead from the penalty spot in the first
half.
Collecting the ball in the box, Zirkzee spun and scored from a tight angle for
only his eighth goal since joining United from Bologna last year and his first
this season.
"Scoring is important but it's not just the goals," United coach Ruben Amorim
said. "They give confidence but Joshua has also improved a lot in how he holds
the ball. That should give him a lot of confidence."
Mason Mount struck the winner from the edge of the box in the 63rd as United
ended Palace's 12-game unbeaten home run in the league.
Mateta had given Palace the lead with a twice-taken penalty in the 36th. The
France international was adjudged to have double-kicked his original spot kick
and was directed to retake as per the rule clarification that came in after
Julian Alvarez's accidental double touch in a shootout against Real Madrid last
season helped to eliminate Atletico Madrid from the Champions League.
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