Liverpool welcomed Newcastle and former manager Rafael Benitez to Anfield with the knowledge that a win would see them leapfrog fierce rivals Manchester United into second place - until Monday at least.The Tynesiders were in no mood for being rolled over, however, as they set out their stall early, lying deep and trusting stringent organisation to keep the free-flowing Reds at bay. While this has proven to be an effective strategy against Jurgen Klopp’s sides in the past, on this occasion the Anfield side showed their quality as they found the breakthrough after forty minutes before doubling their lead in the second half.It turned out to be a run-of-the-mill victory for the Reds in the end, who will go into their monumental clash with Manchester United next week off the back of four consecutive wins in all competitions.Alex Oxlade Chamberlain was awarded the man of the match after a storming performance while Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and even Loris Karius put in shifts worthy of challenging the Ox for that award.However, it was that man Mohammed Salah who stood up in the big moment when his team needed him. With Liverpool struggling for a breakthrough against a stubborn Newcastle backline, the tricky Egyptian rattled one through the keeper to set his side on their way yet again.The Egyptian has netted 32 times this season, surpassing Luis Suarez highest scoring season for the club - and he’s a winger!Salah has proven to be an absolute revelation after signing from Roma in the summer as he continues to blitz defenders wherever he goes and whenever he wants.Salah has really emerged as one of the finest players in the world under the tutelage of Jurgen Klopp, and his German manager believes the talismanic Egyptian has a wonderful chance of winning the Player of the Year come season end.Speaking in the aftermath of his sides comfortable win over the Magpies, Klopp was full of praise for Salah, stating that he believes the Egyptian has what it takes to pip the mesmeric Kevin De Bruyne to the coveted title.

Trust Jurgen to drop another one of his lads names in there!

Both men have been simply sublime this year and the award could go either way. There is still a lot of football to be played!