Football news - Lacklustre Liverpool sneak win at Huddersfield to continue unbeaten run

Mohamed Salah scored his first goal in four games to give Liverpool a hard fought 1-0 win away to Huddersfield Town.

The Reds, whose team had a 2014 feel to it with Daniel Sturridge and Adam Lallana starting and Divick Origi on the bench, were far from their free-flowing best.

But they took the lead through Salah’s low strike from a tight angle for his fourth goal of the season.

David Wagner will be wondering how his side failed to equalise after dominating the rest of the half with Jonathan Hogg rattling the post and Alex Pritchard having a goal controversially ruled out for off-side.

The Terriers put in a spirited second half display after some attacking substitutions but they carved out few chances to leave them still without a goal in five home games.

Jurgen Klopp brought on Georginio Wijnaldum, Fabinho for his Premier League debut and Robert Firmino late on but they did not reach their fluent best but held on to leave them joint top with Manchester City while the Terriers are 19th and winless in 13 matches.

Even when they have an off day the Reds are grinding out wins away from home to show they have the quality and mettle to match Manchester City. They dropped nine points last season against the three teams eventually relegated. Today they showed their defence is more solid and they have a bench with a lot of depth to call upon to remain unbeaten in the Premier League this season.

Mohamed Salah (Liverpool): The Reds were far from their best going forward. But the only moment of real quality came from the Egyptian who netted his 50th goal in English football from a tight angle.

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN: Lossl 5, Hogg 6, Billing 6, Mooy 6, Lowe 6, Depoitre 6, Pritchard 7, Zank 5a, Schindler 5, Drum 6, Hadergjonaj 5. Subs: Mbenza 6, Mounie 6, Diakhaby n/a.

LIVERPOOL: Alisson 6, Gomez 8, Lovren 5, van Dijk 7, Robertson 7, Lallana 5, Henderson 5, Milner 6, Salah 8, Sturridge 4, Shaqiri 4. Subs: Winjaldum 4, Fabinho 5, Firmino 4,

24’ - GOAL FOR SALAH! Shaqiri threads the ball through to the Egyptian who slots the ball into the bottom corner from a tight angle.

31’ - WOODWORK! Hogg with a deflected shot from around 30 yards that rattles the post with Alisson beaten, that was so unlucky.

43’ - DISALLOWED GOAL! Pritchard runs onto Hogg's lofted ball and dinks the ball over an onrushing Alisson but was flagged for off-side.

64’ - SALAH MISS! The Egyptian chests a long ball down from Sturridge and scuffs a shot wide inside the area with only the keeper to beat.

81’ - WHAT A MISS! Van Dijk and Lovren both make a hash of clearing a cross, it falls to Mounie with an awkward bounce and he puts it over the bar from close range.

Adam Lallana started his first Liverpool game since January 1st.

Huddersfield have not beaten Liverpool since 1959 and they have yet to score at home this season.