Alisson Becker: Liverpool goalkeeper has more assist than Man United's Jesse Lingard

- Alisson Becker claimed his first assist in the Premier League in their 2-0 win over Man United

- The Brazilian keeper assisted Mo Salah to score Liverpool's second goal of the match

- Van Dijk opened scoring for the Reds with a stunning header

Liverpool outshined arch-rival Manchester United to maintain their unbeaten run in Sunday's Premier League clash at Anfield.

A goal each from Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah ensured the Reds remain their unbeaten in the Premier League this season.

Salah ran all the way into United's danger zone before unleashing a low but powerful shot from close range to beat David De Gea in the 93rd minute.

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The goal was the 27-year-old's first-ever goal against the Red Devils and he had to pull his top to celebrate the feat.

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Reds goalkeeper Alisson Becker was responsible for the assist for his side's second goal having assisted the Egyptian forward in the process.

The Brazil international initiated a counter-attacking move after serving Salah a long ball that helped the former Chelsea star score in the game.

Give Me Sport reports Alisson has racked up some interesting stats after providing a Premier League assist in the game.

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While Jesse Lingard has failed to provide an assist or even score a goal in the league in a very long while.

The goalkeeper has also equaled Raheem Sterling, Gylfi Sigurdsson and Mesut Ozil's assist tally so far this campaign.

Meanwhile, Sport Bible reveals that the goaltender was the first to celebrate with Mo Salah after grabbing the winning goal in the latter part of the match.

Legit.ng earlier reported that Liverpool maintained their unbeaten status in the Premier League following their 2-0 win over Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday, January 19.

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The Reds also keep a 16-point gap over defending champions Manchester City after the victory against the Old Trafford side.

A goal each from Dutchman Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah powered the hosts to victory after regulation period.

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