Mohamed Salah’s 100th goal at Anfield underpinned Liverpool’s 1-0 win against Brentford in the Premiership. Salah’s 13th-minute strike was far from his best as he bundled the ball over the line, but he became the first Liverpool player to score in nine successive home matches in all competitions.

More importantly, the Merseyside club’s sixth straight win moved it to within a point of fourth-placed Manchester United and still in with a shot of qualifying for the Champions League. On the day of the coronation of Charles III, fans jeered the national anthem, “God Save the King”, because of what is perceived to be a long-held opposition toward the establishment.