Africans in the EPL: Salah, Mane, Ayew on Fire

Mohamed Salah and 2019 African Player of the Year Sadio Mane helped Liverpool come back from a league loss to Watford to beat Bournemouth.

The Anfield outfit escaped as 2-1 winners in front of  53, 323 fans with goals from their two African forwards.

Salah’s goal came as an equaliser after Callum Wilson had spurred Bournemouth ahead from a Jefferson Lerma’s assist with just nine minutes into the game.

The Egyptian was fed the ball by compatriot Mane to draw matters to a level.

However, it was goals done for the encounter in the first half after Sadio Mane had dinked it in with Van Dijk turning provider for the Senegalese’s effort.

Liverpool have collected a total eighty-two points in twenty-nine games and sit at the helm.

Elsewhere, African pair Ivory Coast’s Nicolas Pepe and English Premier League current scoring charts head-liner Pierre Aubameyang did not score as Arsenal wriggled past West Ham United with a lone goal doing the damage.

At the Selhurl Park, Ghana’s on-form Jordan Ayew leapt to the rescue for Crystal Palace with his 28th-minute lone goal sealing the points for gaffer Hogdson over Watford.

Senegal’s Ismalia Sarr was on show for The Hornets from start to finish.