Mohamed Salah matched Steven Gerrard’s record of 92 Premier League assists for Liverpool by setting up Virgil van Dijk’s winner in a 1-0 victory over Sunderland. Manager Arne Slot hailed the Egyptian as “unbelievable” after the crucial contribution. Salah’s latest assist — a perfectly weighted corner that Van Dijk headed (61st min)

Morocco was held 1-1 by Mali in the Group A game with both teams awarded penalties following VAR decisions. Earlier, Egypt held on to beat South Africa 1-0 and were grateful that another spot kick wasn’t given.