American Premier League fans who woke up early Saturday morning were treated to quite the entertaining fixture. Newly promoted Fulham hosted last season’s runners-up Liverpool at Craven Cottage and both sides shared the honors with a 2-2 draw after a back and forth affair.
Liverpool vs Fulham Highlights
Fulham played with guts and desire, and honestly, looked like the better side throughout the 90 minutes. A pair of goals from Aleksandar Mitrović gave Fulham every chance of leaving with all three points but Liverpool equalized on both occasions to secure the draw.
Mitrović scored early following a well-worked attack, punctuated by a far-post cross headed home from close range as the Serbian beat Trent Alexander-Arnold in the air.
Liverpool’s new signing, Darwin Núñez, came off the bench to make his Premier League debut. The Uruguayan made his presence known, scoring a splendid backheel flick to level the score at one, just after the hour-mark.
Eight minutes later, a controversial penalty, earned by Mitrović was quickly dispatched by the Serbian to re-establish Fulham’s advantage.
With ten minutes to go, Salah finished from close range making the score 2-2. The Reds almost walked away with all three points after Jordan Henderson clattered the crossbar from distance.
In the end, both sides walked away with a point, but Fulham will be pleased to take a point off Liverpool in its first game back in the Premier League.