Salah scores and sets up 2 in Liverpool’s 3-0 win at Norwich

The hosts were in celebratory mood ahead of kickoff after clinching the second-tier Championship title in May, but Juergen Klopp’s team showed its class with Diogo Jota breaking the deadlock in the first half after a slight touch by Salah.

Substitute Roberto Firmino doubled the advantage not long after coming on following a square ball from Salah, who wrapped up an impressive first showing from the Reds with a record-breaking strike high into the net. Salah became the first player to score in five consecutive opening weekends of the Premier League season.

Fans were able to sell out Carrow Road for the first time in 18 months and the Canaries were also back in the Premier League having been relegated and then promoted again during the ensuing period.

It was party time inside the stadium for the Norwich faithful but for Liverpool, it was a case of back to business, with Virgil Van Dijk in the starting lineup 10 months on from his anterior cruciate ligament injury. This was step one on its quest to winning back the title from Manchester City.

Klopp’s men had relinquished the championship in disappointing fashion last season but a strong finish — where they won their last five games — secured Champions League qualification. And after they weathered an initial storm from the hosts, they picked up where they left off.