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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Richard Garnett

What Eric Dier said to Tim Krul about Mohamed Salah as Son Heung-min went for Golden Boot

Mohamed Salah was finally caught in the race for the Premier League Golden Boot on Sunday by Son Heung-min, but the Tottenham forward had to work Tim Krul hard to make the breakthrough.

Salah had been the runaway leader for the top goal scorer gong for months, but with only four goals in his last 21 matches, Spurs ace Son was able to catch him on the final day by scoring twice against Norwich City. Both players finished the season on 23 Premier League goals and ultimately shared the award.

But Son had to wait until the 70th minute before he could find a way past Canaries stopper Tim Krul, with the Dutchman pulling off a magnificent point-blank range in the second half.

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