Liverpool fans may still be a little nervous ahead of Manchester City’s visit to Anfield on Sunday, though they’ll have every reason to be more excited after witnessing Rangers’ ‘mortifying’ seven-goal demolition job.
Mo Salah, in particular, shone at Ibrox with Tom English claiming the Egyptian had rediscovered his mojo after recording a quick hat-trick in record time.
“The game is over when Salah comes in, but he’s desperate for goals and he has something to prove,” BBC Scotland’s chief sports editor told Sportsound (via BBC Sport).
“He found his mojo, and as Klopp says, when this team starts shooting, watch out.
“It takes a much better team than the Rangers to live with. The score of 7-1 is mortifying”.
Playing closer to goal, the 30-year-old looked absolutely devastating up front, proving to many fans that his best days in the famous red shirt are far from over.
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We’d be surprised if the number 11’s latest contributions don’t encourage the coaching staff to push the former Chelsea star a bit more central to make the most of our attacking threat.
There is certainly a conundrum waiting after Bobby Firmino enjoyed a stellar night, taking his tally of goal contributions to 12 in 12 games, while Darwin Nunez scored a goal of his own to mark continued improvement since his three-game suspension. .
It seems like it’s been a while since we’ve had a positive selection headache, so it’ll be a nice change of pace for the manager as he puts together a game plan for the tie with the Sky Blues in a few days. .
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