By our reporter 19.3.2026
Liverpool top striker Mohammed Salah practically re-invented himself in Wednesday’s night Champions League tie against Galatasaray at Anfield.
Salah who had endured months of poor form scored two goals and created two others as Liverpool once again proved they are always a force to reckon with as they look ahead to the quarter final clash against Paris St Germain.
“From start to finish we played the game I was hoping for, the players were hoping for, and the fans were hoping for,” Liverpool manager Arne Slot said.
“Not only did we play the perfect game from start to finish but our fans did as well.”
Speaking on Salah’s performance, which saw him becoming the first African player to hit 50 Champions League goals, Slot added: “It says a lot about him that after you miss a penalty just before half-time as that can sometimes be hard for an individual or for a team.
“We have had a lot of setbacks this season, a lot of first halves or second halves where we have created chance after chance after chance without doing justice to how we have performed – so not scoring.
“And then Mo and the team came out in the second half the way they did; he assisted Hugo, a great assist, and then scored a trademark goal that he has scored so many times in this stadium and for this club, cutting inside, finding the corner.
“So that tells you a lot about his mental strength but definitely also of the team, because adversity is something we can definitely talk about in this season.”