WATCH: Salah Scores Hat Trick as Liverpool Routs Bournemouth

Mohamed Salah scored his first hat trick of the season as Liverpool beat Bournemouth 4-0 on Saturday to equal its club record of 17 Premier League matches unbeaten.

BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) Mohamed Salah scored his first hat trick of the season as Liverpool beat Bournemouth 4-0 on Saturday to equal its club record of 17 Premier League matches unbeaten.

Despite a hint of offside, Salah broke the deadlock midway in the 25th minute as he tucked away a parried shot.

Mohamed Salah looked offside but Liverpool gets away with it as the visitors lead Bournemouth 1-0 (📹:@NBCSportsSoccer) pic.twitter.com/ffiAp4oC4G

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Salah scored again three minutes into the second half in an example of perseverance over play-acting, with the striker refusing to go down under a challenge from Steve Cook before drilling home in style.

No doubt about this one as Salah gets his brace and Liverpool leads 2-0. A reminder that a win puts Klopp’s squad top of the table, at least until later this afternoon when Man City plays Chelsea (📹:@NBCSportsSoccer) pic.twitter.com/ZH08hnUxbb

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Liverpool took a three-goal lead thanks to an acrobatic own goal in the 68th from Cook, who somehow back-heeled past goalkeeper Asmir Begovic when trying to deal with Andy Robertson's cross. Salah completed his hat trick by keeping cool in front of goal after a mazy dribble to complete the rout in the 77th.

Salah gets his hat trick and it’s the best of the bunch. Liverpool fully in control with a 4-0 lead vs. Bournemouth (📹:@NBCSportsSoccer) pic.twitter.com/fXFO5xaiCb

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Next up for Jurgen Klopp's side is a crucial home game against Napoli for a place in the knockout stage of the Champions League.