African players in Europe: Goals for Salah, Beto in Merseyside derby
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah applauds the crowd after the Premier League win at Everton. (Paul ELLIS) Egypt captain Mohamed Salah scored for Liverpool and Guinea-Bissau striker Beto for Everton in the Merseyside derby which the Reds won 2-1 at the weekend. Salah, who will leave Anfield at the end of the season, claimed his seventh Premier League goal this season.
Beto has netted nine times in all competitions. Victory strengthened Liverpool's push for a Champions League place. They occupy the fifth and final qualifying spot, seven points ahead of sixth-placed Chelsea with five matches to play.
AFP Sport highlights African headline-makers in the major European leagues: ENGLAND MOHAMED SALAH (Liverpool) Salah opened the scoring for last season's champions, slotting home in the first half following a superbly weighted pass from Cody Gakpo. He equalled Steven Gerrard's nine goals to become the joint top-scorer in the league fixture between the Merseyside teams. BETO (Everton) Everton equalised 10 minutes into the second half when Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall crossed and Beto poked the ball into the net ahead of onrushing goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, who was stretchered off.
GERMANY NICOLAS JACKSON (Bayern Munich) Starting in place of Harry Kane, Jackson scored Bayern's second as they came from a goal down to beat Stuttgart 4-2 and clinch the Bundesliga title. With the sides locked at 1-1, Jackson latched onto a Luis Diaz assist and his powerful shot put Bayern in front. The Senegal striker, on a season-long loan from Chelsea, has six goals and two assists in the league.
YAN DIOMANDE (RB Leipzig) Leipzig winger Diomande’s stock continued to rise after scoring another stunning solo goal in a 3-1 win at Eintracht Frankfurt. The Ivory Coast forward dribbled laterally past five defenders before slamming a superb strike across the goal and into the net. Only 19, Diomande has 12 goals and seven assists in the Bundesliga this season.