Taking to the field with six changes from the weekend but retaining their 4-4-2 shape, Liverpool came up against a game Rangers side, who knew nothing but a win would do.
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| Darwin Nunez, Roberto Firmino and Fabio Carvalho, celebrate Liverpool victory against Rangers in their Uefa Champions League 2022/23 match at the Ibrox. Photo: @Darwinn99 |
Rangers took the lead after 17 minutes as a simple pass cut the defence open and Scott Arfield finished brilliantly.
Liverpool restored parity soon after, and it was no surprise that it came through Firmino, who simply nodded home at the front post from a Kostas Tsimikas corner – his seventh goal of the season.
The goal came, unsurprisingly, through Firmino, who surged into space to coax a perfect cross from Joe Gomez and slide home past Allan McGregor for 2-1.
Roberto Firmino – Player Of The Match ⬇️
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1️⃣ AssistLast night’s #UCL Player of the Match 🤙 pic.twitter.com/o0Kf2ErgWS
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) October 13, 2022
a fine pass from Fabio Carvalho and a rabona flick from Firmino allowing Nunez to place it into the far corner.
On came Andy Robertson, Thiago, Mo Salah and Diogo Jota, and the latter pair combined three times in six minutes as Salah netted a stunning hat-trick with three assists from the No. 20 – the fastest-ever Champions League hat-trick.
To cap a stunning victory, there was a first Champions League goal for Elliott, hammering home after McGregor had swept away Jota’s effort for 7-1.
Three points leaves Liverpool needing to just avoid defeat at Ajax on October 26 to guarantee progress to the last 16, with Napoli having already qualified.
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Mohamed Salah now has the “fastest champions league hat-trick in history” ⬇️
Remarkable, @MoSalah ✨ pic.twitter.com/e1D7fDn6CA
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) October 12, 2022
