Liverpool 4-0 Red Star: Deadly trio Firmino, Salah & Mane score together

Liverpool showcased their renowned attacking menace in a comprehensive Champions League win against Red Star Belgrade at Anfield.

Match Events

13' WHAT A CHANCE missed by Salah!

Salah breaks almost immediately back into the Red Star penalty area and the keeper races off his line to meet him and smother the ball as the Egypt international tries to dink around him.

20' GOAL! Liverpool 1-0 Red Star (Firmino)

Shaqiri slots a throughball down the left flank, onto which Robertson latches, before the Scotland man plays a perfect cut-back to his striker. 

The Brazilian has time to spare, chooses his shot and places it neatly into the centre of the net. Excellent stuff from the hosts.

44' GOAL! Liverpool 2-0 Red Star Belgrade (Salah)

It's a look of sheer, almost desperately quiet relief on the face of the Liverpool striker as his fellow players crowd him to celebrate.

Shaqiri picks out Wijnaldum's throughball on the right of the box and taps in for the Egyptian, who takes one look and slips it in at the near post past Borjan. The hosts have a proper hold on this encounter now.

51' PENALTY GOAL! Liverpool 3-0 Red Star (Salah)

Salah shapes to go left and instead blasts it to the centre-right with an excellent strike. Again, his celebrations are muted – but around Anfield, the cheers ring true. Liverpool in total control of this tie.

76' Penalty Missed! (Mane)

El Fardou Ben is deemed to have committed a handball in the box following the free-kick from Jovicic's foul and the referee points to the spot once again. With Salah off, Mane will take this one.

Mane steps up, strikes the ball - and misses! He can't smuggle the follow-up attempt in as Borjan denies him again at close-range too!

80' GOAL! Liverpool 4-0 Red Star (Mane)

This has been a rout for Liverpool and it's almost a comedy score to add the latest touch of gloss. Sturridge flicks a neat throughball on the angle in for the striker...

He slips in trying to reach it - but his outstretched leg does enough to push it gently under Borjan's arms and in at the left post.

Match Report

Mohamed Salah scored his 50th Liverpool goal as Jurgen Klopp's men eased to a 4-0 home win over Red Star Belgrade on Wednesday to get their Champions League campaign back on track by going top of Group C.

A Salah brace – his second from the penalty spot bringing up his milestone after just 65 games in competitions – and further goals from Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane ensured last season's beaten finalists bounced back in style from a dramatic defeat to Napoli last time out.

There appeared little danger of Liverpool suffering a second straight European reverse, though, as Red Star were put to the sword at a raucous Anfield.

Line-ups

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Robertson, Van Dijk, Gomez, Alexander-Arnold, Wijnaldum, Fabinho, Shaqiri, Mane, Firmino, Salah.

Subs: Mignolet, Lovren, Milner, Sturridge, Moreno, Lallana, Origi.

Red Star Belgrade XI: Borjan, Gobeljic, Degenek, Babic, Stojkovic, Jovicic, Krsticic, Ben Nabouhane, Ebecilio, Srnic, Boakye.

Subs: Popovic, Pavkov, Stoiljkovic, Causic, Simic, Jovancic, Savic.