London — Liverpool cruised back into the Champions League next season by easing past Brighton 4-0 on Sunday as Mohamed Salah set a Premier League record of 32 goals in a 38-game season. Salah, Dejan Lovren, Dominic Solanke and Andy Robertson were on target at Anfield as Liverpool finished with a five-point advantage over fifth-placed Chelsea, who were beaten 3-0 at Newcastle. Arsene Wenger’s final match in charge of Arsenal ended in a 1-0 victory at Huddersfield Town. The decisive goal came when striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang slid in at the back post to convert a low cross from Aaron Ramsey. Arsenal ended the season in sixth place, their lowest finish during Wenger’s 22 years at the north London club. Swansea City’s seven- season stay in the Premier League came to an end as the Welsh side joined West Brom and Stoke in being relegated to the Championship. Needing to beat Stoke, Southampton to lose to Manchester City and a 10-goal swing in goal difference in their favour, Swansea w...
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