Jordan Henderson admits even he could not believe Mohamed Salah’s “magnificent” goal as Liverpool secured Champions League progress in Salzburg.
Salah’s superb second-half strike put the seal on a 2-0 win for Jurgen Klopp’s side in Austria, as the Reds booked their place in the last 16 as Group E winners.
The Egypt international had endured a difficult first hour in the Red Bull Arena, missing a host of gilt-edged chances, but delivered for his side when it mattered.
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Latching onto a Henderson pass, Salah nicked the ball round Cican Stankovic, the Salzburg goalkeeper, and with the angle tight and the ball on his less-favoured right foot, guided a brilliant finish which crept just inside the near post and nestled in the far corner for his 11th goal of the season.