By Dominic King for the Daily Mail
Published: 21:51 BST, 31 March 2019 | Updated: 00:41 BST, 1 April 2019
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It was a day that had gone like most days have gone during the past two months: Mohamed Salah taking shots but failing to find the target.
He has been chasing history since February 9 – the chance to become the quickest Liverpool striker to reach 50 league goals – and, watching him closely, you can see it has been preying on his mind. A man who always had an extra second last season now seems to be rushing his lines.
You saw it at Everton at the beginning of this month; then again at Fulham two weeks ago. The Egyptian has seemed blinkered when racing towards goal, taking on shots that he wouldn’t normally take and overlooking better placed team-mates.
Mohamed Salah played a key part as Toby Alderweireld scored an own goal late on
For much of the second half against Tottenham, tension seemed to grip Salah. When put through by Roberto