Mohamed Salah showed his class once again with two goals as Liverpool thrashed AS Roma 5-2 in the Champions League on Tuesday.
The Egyptian forward notched his 42nd and 43rd goals in all competitions this season by putting his side up 2-0.
Amid the madness though, Salah was the calmest man in the stadium, refusing to join in the celebrations as a mark of respect to his former club.
After firing home Liverpool’s opener at 35 minutes with a perfect shot that cannoned in off the base of the crossbar and left goalkeeper Alisson no chance, Salah merely raised his hands to shoulder height as his teammates engulfed him.
Moments later, he put his palms together as a symbol of thanks and glanced at both the Liverpool fans and the travelling Roma support base.
When he added the second goal 10 minutes later, chipping the ball over Alisson following a perfectly-timed run and a pass from Roberto Firmino, the response was the same.
He then set up Sadio Mane for the third goal and Firmino for the fourth early in the second half, to put Liverpool on the brink of a spot in the final.
Firmino added a fifth before Roma staged a mini-comeback with two goals that give the Italian side some kind of fighting chance in the second leg. But, with Salah on top of his game, Liverpool will like its chances.
