Champions League: Mohamed Salah stars as Liverpool go top of group C

Liverpool 4 Red Star Belgrade 0

Liverpool have taken control of Champions League group C after running out comfortable winners against Red Star Belgrade at Anfield last night.

With Paris Saint-Germain and Napoli drawing 2-2 in the French capital - courtesy of Angel di Maria’s injury-time strike for the hosts - the Reds are now one point clear at the top of the table with Napoli second on five points.

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Salah on song

Roberto Firmino converted Andy Robertson’s cut-back on 20 minutes to put Liverpool one goal up, and then Mohamed Salah added a second just before the break. The Egyptian made it 3-0 from the penalty spot on 51 minutes, his 50th goal for the club in 65 appearances.

So dominant were the hosts that Sadio Mane could afford to miss a penalty before the Senegalese found his range ten minutes from time to make it 4-0.

“It’s great, I’m happy to score my 50th goal for Liverpool,” said Salah, who then paid tribute to his teammates for their part in his reaching the landmark. “We know how to play with each other and know our qualities.”

Klopp content

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was satisfied with his team’s performance, as well as events in Paris.

“It was a really good game and I enjoyed it a lot,” said the German. “Napoli and PSG played a 2-2 draw, but I can imagine it was pretty lively. It will stay exciting.

“This group is a tough one for all of us. We have to be ready every day and hopefully we will be ready in two weeks.”

In their next Champions League match Liverpool travel to Belgrade to face Red Star on Tuesday 6 November.

Champions League results and fixtures

Matchday three results

• Group A: Club Brugge 1 Monaco 1; Borussia Dortmund 4 Atletico Madrid 0
• Group B: PSV Eindhoven 2 Tottenham Hotspur 2; Barcelona 2 Inter Milan 0
• Group C: Liverpool 4 Red Star Belgrade 0; Paris Saint-Germain 2 Napoli 2
• Group D: Galatasaray 0 Schalke 0; Lokomotiv Moscow 1 Porto 3
• Group E: AEK Athens 0 Bayern Munich 2; Ajax 1 Benfica 0
• Group F: Shakhtar Donetsk 0 Manchester City 3; Hoffenheim 3 Lyon 3
• Group G: Real Madrid 2 Viktoria Plzen 1; Roma 3 CSKA Moscow 0
• Group H: Young Boys 1 Valencia 1; Manchester United 0 Juventus 1

Matchday four fixtures (8pm unless stated)

Tuesday 6 November

• Group A: Monaco vs. Club Brugge (5.55pm); Atletico Madrid vs. Borussia Dortmund
• Group B: Inter Milan vs. Barcelona; Tottenham Hotspur vs. PSV Eindhoven
• Group C: Red Star Belgrade vs. Liverpool (5.55pm); Napoli vs. Paris Saint-Germain
• Group D: Porto vs. Lokomotiv Moscow; Schalke vs. Galatasaray

Wednesday 7 November

• Group E: Benfica vs. Ajax; Bayern Munich vs. AEK Athens
• Group F: Lyon vs. Hoffenheim; Manchester City vs. Shakhtar Donetsk
• Group G: CSKA Moscow vs. Roma (5.55pm); Viktoria Plzen vs. Real Madrid
• Group H: Valencia vs. Young Boys (5.55pm); Juventus vs. Manchester United