David Thompson
Former Liverpool midfielder on BBC Radio Merseyside

The goal was gaping for Salah there and you'd have fancied him to put it in the back of the net.

He took too many touches and ran out of time.

Newcastle lose the ball in their own half as Andrew Robertson nips in and feeds Roberto Firmino who finds Mo Salah in space in the area.

The Egypt winger shapes to shoot but dawdles just long enough for Florian Lejeuene to get back and tackle.

...Dubravka just about repels Lovren's header from the resulting corner before Merino clears Lovren's second effort.

Firmino, Salah and Oxlade-Chamberlain link up neatly down the right, the ball comes across but Newcastle recover to clear for a corner...

A proper spoiling job by Newcastle so far. Liverpool can't get anything going, those brief openings for Sadio Mane and Mo Salah aside.

David Thompson
Former Liverpool midfielder on BBC Radio Merseyside

Liverpool have opened up Newcastle when the tempo is in the game. The tempo is dropping very quickly because of the cold.

Newcastle's goalkeeper has clearly not been watching his videos. He's just plonked the ball on Virgil van Dijk's head but you'd avoid that at all costs!

Newcastle can't open up Liverpool as much as they'd like because they simply haven't got the possession.

...it's Florian Lejeune to strike it, but it's a poor effort that limps through to Loris Karius.

A sign of frustration? Newcastle finally get a spell in possession and Roberto Firmino trips Mikel Merino from behind.

Four Newcastle players are standing over the free-kick, which is dead centre, about 35 yards out...

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Rafael Benitez adds another layer as he pulls on a thick winter coat.

The camera duly cuts to two topless Newcastle fans in the crowd.

Madness. It's about 1 degree celsius in Liverpool right now.

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Mikel Merino resorts to feeling Mo Salah - could be a few of those fouls needed today.

Trent Alexander-Arnold swings in the free-kick and Emre Can's resulting header loops wide of the left-hand post.

David Thompson
Former Liverpool midfielder on BBC Radio Merseyside

It was a very tight angle for Mo Salah, I've only seen Marco van Basten ever produce from there!

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Mo Salah zips in behind the Newcastle defence and tries to catch out Martin Dubravka with an early left-foot strike from a tight angle that crashes into the side netting.

Supreme confidence and it would have been a stunner of a goal.

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First attack for Newcastle as DeAndre Yedlin burns past Andrew Robertson at serious pace but his cross is straight at Loris Karius.

Robertson has shown he can run for days but Yedlin zoomed past him there.

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Liverpool have had 82.9% possession so far.

I think the pattern of this match has been set.

First chance for Salah as he meets Robertson's cross with a first-time effort but Dummett is in front of the Egypt international and the ball deflects away off the Newcastle defender's face.

David Thompson
Former Liverpool midfielder on BBC Radio Merseyside

Liverpool's midfield was sensational last week but they've started a little slow today. Newcastle look comfortable but it will be very tiresome for them.

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Oxlade-Chamberlain makes a lovely curving run from a deep position but can't quite complete the double barrelled connection from Alexander-Arnold's pass.

Goal kick to Newcastle.