Mohamed Salah faces no FA action over Newcastle penalty

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah will face no retrospective disciplinary action from the Football Association over the incident which led to his penalty against Newcastle at Anfield. 

The 26-year-old Egypt forward went down following minimal contact from Newcastle defender Paul Dummett.

Salah converted the spot kick in a 4-0 win, a result which put the Premier League leaders six points clear.

Although there was contact between the players, but it did not meet the FA's threshold for a disciplinary charge.

Salah could have faced a two-match ban, which would have seen him miss important league games against Arsenal and Manchester City. 

In 2017-18 season, a rule was introduced for to punish players for simulation that leads to a penalty or an opponent being sent off.