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When Jurgen Klopp fashioned his first great Liverpool team, Mohamed Salah was the final piece in an attacking triumvirate that matched anything in Europe. With Salah on the right providing a blizzard of goals, Brazil's Roberto Firmino providing silky touches allied to moments of genius through the centre and beyond, plus Sadio Mane delivering selfless brilliance and menace on the left, Liverpool swept up the major prizes. The trio provided the Reds' adaptable, unstoppable spearhead – and now head coach Arne Slot's Liverpool machine has a new three-dimensional threat with echoes of the silver-lined past. Salah is the kingpin, his goal in the 5-0 thrashing of West Ham United racking up another remarkable number as it was his 20th goal in all competitions this season, a figure he has now reached in all of his eight seasons at Liverpool. Salah's goal and assist means he has now been involved in 52 goals in all competitions in 2024 – 29 goals and 23 assists - which is more than any other player in Europe's big five leagues. He has also scored and assisted in eight different Premier League games this season, already the most any player has achieved in a single campaign. "Mo and the word 'extraordinary' is something I have heard a lot over the last six months and he deserves that," said Slot. "He also works so hard for the team." Salah may be the headline act these days, but he is not working alone as Liverpool cut a swathe through the Premier League, where they have an eight-point lead going into 2025, and Champions League, where they also head the table in this season's new format. With Firmino and Mane now elsewhere, Slot has teamed Salah up with two potent allies – inherited from Klopp - who are increasingly making this look a season when the Premier League title returns to Anfield. All three of them scored in the thumping victory at London Stadium. Luis Diaz, who netted twice in the 6-3 win at Tottenham seven days before this West Ham rout, set them on their way. A player who was signed and utilised as a wide player when he arrived from Porto in January 2022, Slot now has the Colombian working the central areas to great effect, perhaps without Firmino's elegance but with real impact, especially as his finishing has become more reliable. And, on the left, the rangy, dangerous Cody Gakpo has found his natural home, a position where he was one of the stars of Euro 2024 for the Netherlands, a scorer and creator, with an ability to come in off the flank making decisive contributions while also showing a natural finisher's eye. Diaz's natural attraction to the wide areas also increases Liverpool's options in attack – but what makes them so dangerous is that Salah, Diaz and Gakpo are such a natural fit; three high-class operators tuned in to the same wavelength. When Liverpool won the Premier League in 2019-20, Klopp's front three barely changed throughout - Firmino played a part in all 38 matches, while Mane made 35 appearances and Salah 34. However, the numbers suggest they were nowhere near as potent as this new-look forward line. After 18 matches Gakpo, Diaz and Salah already have 30 goals between them, compared to 46 by the title-winning front three. On average, their shot conversion and big chance conversion rates are superior too. Individually, however, there are some noticeable differences... On the left, Gakpo's five goals - coming at one goal every 180 minutes - is down on Mane's, although he is lethal when presented with a big chance. Down the middle, Diaz is much more clincal and scoring at a faster rate than Firmino, but is providing fewer assists. And, on the right, Salah is just playing better than ever. His 19 goals and 10 assists compares favourably to the 17 goals and 13 assists he managed during the entire title-winning campaign. It then comes down to longevity. While their stats stack up over half a season, the 245 goals Salah, Mane and Firmino shared during the five years they spent together at Anfield is nothing short of remarkable. While it is too soon to put the trio in the same bracket as Salah, Firmino and Mane, there is no doubting the stunning contribution they have made to Liverpool's remorseless first season under Slot as they race clear at the top of the Premier League, with only one defeat in 18 games. And, as if they do not give opponents, not just those as truly abysmal as West Ham United, enough to worry about, Slot can also introduce the man who is arguably Liverpool's most clinical finisher. Diogo Jota proved this point with the final goal after Diaz, Gakpo and Salah provided the platform to establish a 3-0 lead by half-time. "If you see the goals shared around it is pleasing to see," added Slot. "If you only have one player scoring goals that's not helpful but it is always good to have someone scoring a lot of goals. "It was not only who scores the goals, it was the lead up to the goals that was positive, too."International students say they feel betrayed by Canada
Apple’s investment in the UK over the last five years has now surpassed £18 billion, with the technology giant’s engineering teams in the country doubling in that time, the iPhone maker has said. The US tech giant said it now supported 550,000 jobs in the UK through direct employment, its supply chain and the economy around its App Store – with app developers having earned nearly £9 billion since it launched in 2008. Apple said its engineering teams were carrying out critical work on the firm’s biggest services, including key technology within Apple Intelligence, the iPhone maker’s suite of generative AI-powered tools which are expected to launch in the UK for the first time this week. Elsewhere, the firm said its growing TV empire, spearheaded by its Apple TV+ streaming service and production arm, had also helped boost its investment in the UK with Apple TV+ production in this country tripling in the last two years, the company said. Chief executive Tim Cook said: “We’ve been serving customers in the UK for more than 40 years, and we’re proud of our deep connection with communities across this country. “We’re thrilled to be growing our Apple teams here, and to keep supporting the extraordinary innovators, creators, and entrepreneurs who are pushing the boundaries of technology in so many ways.” The Chancellor Rachel Reeves said companies such as Apple were “intrinsic” to the UK’s prosperity by boosting jobs. “This government is laser focused on creating the right conditions for growth to help put more money in people’s pockets. “That’s what underpins the Plan for Change and is what has driven £63 billion worth of inward investment in the UK through our first international investment summit. “Companies like Apple are intrinsic to the success of our nation’s prosperity – helping deliver jobs, innovative technology, and boost infrastructure.”
Canada is 'letting down' the immigrants it welcomed, Carney saysLongtime Democrat switches to the GOP because of a glaring reason FL lawmaker switches parties immediately following reelection as a Democrat Sign up for the latest with DailyMail.com's U.S. politics newsletter By SARAH EWALL-WICE, SENIOR U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM IN WASHINGTON, DC Published: 21:09, 10 December 2024 | Updated: 21:18, 10 December 2024 e-mail 10 View comments A Florida state lawmaker who ran and won reelection as a Democrat in her Tampa district announced she is ditching the party and will move forward as a Republican barely a month after Election Day. Representative Susan Valdes announced her party switch to the GOP in a statement posted on X on Monday where she said she would not waste her final two years in the Florida legislature 'being ignored.' Republicans in Florida control both chambers in the state legislature and hold the governor's office. Valdes' party switch came just over a month after she won reelection as a Democrat to represent Florida's State House District 64 as a Democrat. The final vote in the November election had her beating her Republican challenger by just under 5 points or less than 3,000. In her statement, Valdes said she was a Democrat 'partly out of habit' and partly because she believed Democrats were the party most concerned with working families. But then she argued no one has a monopoly on good ideas. 'I will not waste my final two years in the Florida Legislature being ignored in a caucus whose leadership expects me to ignore the needs of my community,' she stated. State Rep. Susan Valdes announced just over one month after winning reelection as a Democrat that she would be switching her party registration to Republican and joining the state's GOP House supermajority Valdes argued by joining the GOP caucus she will be able to work on the problems facing her community. 'I want to roll up my sleeves and work,' she said. 'I want to be part of solving problems for West Tampa. I'm tired of being the party of protesting when I got into politics to be part of the party of progress.' Valdes said she would continue to fight for the people of West Tampa, but she argued the 'best way to do that is to stand with Speaker Perez and join the Republican supermajority.' State Rep. Valdes full statement on switching from Democrat to Republican The Florida lawmaker first entered the state House after running unopposed as a Democrat in 2018. She then won reelection on the Democratic ticket in 2020, 2022 and 2024. But earlier this month she ran to chair the Hillsborough County Democratic Party and lost. Just days later she announced her party switch. Republicans celebrated Valdes' party change including the GOP House Speaker Daniel Perez who said in a post that he was 'thrilled' to welcome her to the GOP supermajority. Governor Ron DeSantis noted her party affiliation change gave the Republicans its biggest majority in the history of the state House. But others online slammed the move as deceitful, questioned why she waited until after the election and called for her to return donations. Florida State Rep. Valdes speaking in a post she shared on X Vanessa Lester, who won the race for Hillsborough County Democratic Party chair blasted the move in a statement. 'While it remains disturbingly unclear whether she was entertaining the switch to become a Republican even as she was running to lead the local Party, ultimately it is her constituents in District 64 who have the most reason to be upset and betrayed,' Lester said. 'They voted for a Democrat to fight for them and ended up with a political opportunist who abandoned them,' she continued. In the November election, Valdes received more than 31,500 votes to secure her victory. Florida state Rep. Valdes posing with her family outside the White House in a December 2023 post where she thanked President Biden for the 'unforgettable experience' and his leadership In August, she joined fellow Democrats in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention where she wore a shirt in support of Kamala Harris for president and posted photos from the United Center featuring prominent Democrats. She also retweeted a series of posts celebrating President Biden, touting her support of Harris and other Democrats and slammed President-elect Donald Trump leading up to Election Day. Her switch to the Republican party gives the Florida GOP 85 seats in the state House out of 120. While Valdes eked out a victory in her district as a Democrat, Trump won Hillsborough County as a whole and the state. Politics Share or comment on this article: Longtime Democrat switches to the GOP because of a glaring reason e-mail Add commentFrance's Macron vows to stay on, promises PM in 'coming days'
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