Treble hero keeps Klopp on course for jackpot

three appearances in Europe there was more to come. The Liverpool fans up high in the far corner of the stadium had barely stopped celebrating when the visitors grabbed a second away goal, this time thanks to the brilliance of Salah. James Milner coasted into the area and his curling shot cracked the post but it would fall to the feet of Salah, who showed superb composure and, instead of lashing the ball home, he provided a stunning finish. Only 13 Liverpool players have ever reached the 30-goal mark in a season with Salah the second quickest to do so. Francisco Soares fired one past the post just before the break to give Liverpool a warning that this tie was not over yet, though. But the Reds got a third eight minutes after the restart when a superb counter-attack saw Salah feed Roberto Firmino, left, before his shot was saved and Mane was on hand to slide home the rebound. Mane then slid the ball out to Milner in the 70th minute and the Yorkshireman crossed for Firmino to get in on the act as he directed the ball into the bottom corner for the fourth. And there was still time for Mane to claim the match ball, powering home from 20 yards to give Jose Sa no chance. Salah leads the way but that is 63 goals for Liverpool’s terrific trio up front who have not slowed since the ‘Fab Four’ was disbanded when Philippe Coutinho exited for Barcelona last month.

PORTO (4-2-3-1): LIVERPOOL (4-3-3): Goals: Referee:

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