Liverpool beat Sunderland 1-0 this Wednesday in a match counting for the 26th round of the English league. The visiting team started the match better and Wirtz was one of the most restless. The German player had almost all of Liverpool's best opportunities in the first half and even hit the right post shortly after half an hour into the first half. However, the goal only came in the second half. A corner taken by Salah, van Dijk (61m) rose higher than everyone and headed the ball into the back of the net. Diarra even tried to cut across the goal line, but was unable to stop the Dutchman's shot. The goal goes directly into the honor book of the redsas Van Dijk became the Liverpool defender with the most goals scored (23) in the Premier League and Salah equaled Steven Gerrard in the list of players with the most assists (92) in the competition. A new Reds record for the Skipper 👏 pic.twitter.com/ooYKvYcBa0 — Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 11, 2026 Mo Salah now has the joint-most Premier League assists for us, alongside Steven Gerrard 🙌 pic.twitter.com/v5AjYnsKOP — Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 11, 2026 Os reds They even ended up holding on to the triumph and remain in sixth place in the standings, still outside the European zone. Sunderland maintains 11th place with 36 points won.
