Premier League Final Day: Video - NEW 1 - 3 LIV - Reds come from the back to beat Magpies at St. James' Park
Divock Origi celebrates with his Liverpool team-mates as his strike puts them ahead against Newcastle at St James' Park |
Video ⬇ Striker Divock Origi scored a rare goal as champions Liverpool came from behind to close out their magnificent Premier League season with a 3-1 win at Newcastle United on Sunday.
Liverpool end the season on 99 points, 18 points ahead of nearest rivals Manchester City, while Newcastle finish 13th on 44 points.
Newcastle United went 1-0 up in the game extremely early on as Dwight Gayle latched onto a Jonjo Shelvey through ball |
Liverpool went behind to the fastest goal ever scored against them in the Premier League era as Dwight Gayle latched on to Jonjo Shelvey's free kick and slotted it past Alisson with just 26 seconds on the clock.
With Liverpool having made five changes to the team that started the 5-3 win over Chelsea, it fell to ever-present Virgil van Dijk, to score the equaliser with a towering header seven minutes before half-time.
Liverpool turned the screw by bringing on the attacking trio of Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah in the 64th minute, with Mane firing home in the 89th minute to round off the season in style for the Reds.
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