Watford vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction today

The Reds face the Hornets in Claudio Ranieri’s first game in charge to open this weekend’s Premier League action

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With a deft touch, a roll of the ball with his studs, a dummy and then a sublime finish into the bottom corner, Mohamed Salah produced another goal-of-the-season contender to headline Liverpool’s 5-0 win at Watford in the Premier League on Saturday.

On a tough day for Claudio Ranieri in his first match as Watford manager, Salah delivered almost a replica of his stunning individual goal against Manchester City before the international break to show just why many are calling him the world’s best player on current form.

It also overshadowed a hat trick scored by Roberto Firmino.Salah’s 54th-minute solo goal started just inside the area where he was surrounded by three Watford players. Salah somehow managed to extricate himself out of the situation with marvellous footwork - including the foot-roll that was a feature of the goal against City - before cutting back onto his left foot and curling into the far corner.

The Egypt winger was mobbed by his teammates after his seventh league goal of the season. He has now scored in his last eight games for Liverpool in all competitions.Liverpool was already well clear by then after an eighth-minute opener by Sadio Mane — off Salah’s exquisite pass from off the outside of his left boot — and tap-ins either side of halftime by Firmino. The Brazil striker completed his hat trick with virtually the last kick of the game.

Mane become the 31st player to score 100 Premier League goals, and the third from Africa after Didier Drogba and Salah.Liverpool started the eighth round of games in second place, a point behind Chelsea.The 69-year-old Ranieri, who was hired last week as the replacement for Xisco Munoz, will be judged on games against weaker opponents than Liverpool but this was as one-sided a game as it.

Watford vs Liverpool

• GOAL! Watford 0-1 Liverpool - Mane breaks the deadlock after a sublime Salah pass
• GOAL! Watford 0-2 Liverpool - Firmino doubles the Reds’ lead, tapping in Milner’s square ball
• GOAL! Watford 0-3 Liverpool - Firmino grabs a brace to convert a rebound from Foster’s save
• GOAL! Watford 0-4 Liverpool - Salah hits wonder goal after mesmerising footwork inside box
• GOAL! Watford 0-5 Liverpool - Firmino stabs home from close range to complete hat-trick

[16 October 2021 16:29 · Michael Jones]

Leicester 1 - 1 Man Utd

66 mins: Chance! Fernandes switches the play with a nice diagonal pass out to Rashford on the left wing. Rashford darts into the box but has a cross blocked. The ball comes to Pogba who sets up Fernandes for a long-ranged effort but he scuffs it wide of the far post.

[16 October 2021 16:27 · Michael Jones]

Leicester 1 - 1 Man Utd

63 mins: Marcus Rashford makes his return for Manchester United following shoulder surgery replacing Jadon Sancho.

[16 October 2021 16:23 · Michael Jones]

Leicester 1 - 1 Man Utd

60 mins: Iheanacho and Tielemans combine to work the ball to the front edge of the box. Tielemans attempts to play in Vardy but Lindelof guides it behind for a corner.

Maddison sends it low into the box but United deal with it and fly forward on the counter-attack. Ronaldo drives forward before sending the ball out to Wan-Bissaka on the right side. He swings in a cross and sends it straight at Schmeichel.

[16 October 2021 16:18 · Michael Jones]

Leicester 1 - 1 Man Utd

58 mins: Leicester press deep in United’s half with Pogba losing the ball to Tielemans. He shifts it to the edge of the box and then blasts an effort high and wide.

[16 October 2021 16:17 · Michael Jones]

Leicester 1 - 1 Man Utd

56 mins: Chance! A Leicester clearance comes bouncing over the head of Iheanacho and drops for Matic. He smokes one on the half-volley from well outside the box but catches it sweetly. The shot continues to rise and just shoots over the top of the crossbar. That would have been another banger of a goal if it had gone in.

[16 October 2021 16:14 · Michael Jones]

Leicester 1 - 1 Man Utd

53 mins: Back at the King Power stadium Victor Lindelof has gone in the book for a challenge on Vardy about 25-yards out from goal. James Maddison takes the free kick and spanks it into the wall. The ball bounces back to him though and his follow up goes flying over the goal.

[16 October 2021 16:13 · Michael Jones]

GOAL! Aston Villa 1 - 0 Wolves (Ings, 48’)⚽️

48 mins: Aston Villa have scored as well! The game just got back underway at Villa Park and Danny Ings has found the back of the net for Villa.

[16 October 2021 16:11 · Michael Jones]

GOAL! Southampton 1 - 0 Leeds (Broja. 53’)⚽️

53 mins: Armando Broja breaks the deadlock at St, Marys with his first goal for the Saints! Southampton lead against Leeds.

[16 October 2021 16:10 · Michael Jones]

Leicester 1 - 1 Man Utd

48 mins: Tielemans takes the ball off Shaw and sends it Iheanacho. He shimmies his way into space on the edge of the box and then pulls his effort wide of goal.

[16 October 2021 16:05 · Michael Jones]

Second half: Leicester 1 - 1 Man Utd

Kick off: Leicester get the back underway at the King Power Stadium. There hasn’t been any changes from either team at half-time. Which way is this one going to go?