Salah hit the half century on his 65th appearance for Liverpool with two goals in the convincing Champions League defeat of Red Star Belgrade. Albert Stubbins, the previous quickest to 50 Liverpool goals, did so in 77 games between 1946-48. Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mané also scored against Serbia’s champions as Liverpool’s victory, combined with Paris Saint-Germain’s draw at home to Napoli, sent Klopp’s team top of Group C.
The Egypt forward has come under intense scrutiny during the start of a season in which he had struggled to recapture last term’s phenomenal form. But after his sixth goal of the campaign, and latest Liverpool record, Klopp insisted Salah had delivered an emphatic response.
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