Liverpool

Few, if any players have defined Liverpool FC's system under Jürgen Klopp as much as Brazilian forward Roberto Firmino. The 31-year-old signed for the club ...

Firmino is now part of that optimism, and before the tournament begins in November he’ll be doing his best to get Liverpool back in good shape, too. The extraordinary goalscoring exploits of another Premier League striker, Erling Haaland, and the performances of Gabriel Jesus at Arsenal, have caught the eye so far this season. His hat trick scored within six minutes and 12 seconds from that central position suggested it’s something that might be worth pursuing in the future. His broadest of grins and luminous white teeth scuppered any attempts to hide the pleasure he has taken from his day's work. “Bobby is crucial for us,” Klopp said before the start of this season. But he was substituted by his manager, Jurgen Klopp, in the 73rd minute, replaced by Diogo Jota.

Mo Salah completed a remarkable hattrick in just six minutes and 12 seconds -- the fastest ever in Champions League history -- as Liverpool routed Rangers ...

“It’s completely different. Then, after Salah’s six-minute hattrick, Harvey Elliott scored his first ever Champions League goal following a nervous VAR wait to complete the 7-1 victory. First, he pounced on a loose ball and clinically slotted the ball into the net; then, he fired his second into the goal despite the attentions of three Rangers players, and suddenly he was on a hattrick. And as quickly as Salah had scored his first two, he completed his third, curling the ball past Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor. [Mo Salah](https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/02/football/salah-benzema-ballon-dor-mockery-spt-intl/index.html) completed a remarkable hattrick in just six minutes and 12 seconds – the fastest ever in [Champions League](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/12/football/psg-kylian-mbappe-champions-league-rumors-spt-intl/index.html) history – as [Liverpool](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/09/football/arsenal-liverpool-spt-intl/index.html) routed Rangers 7-1 at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow on Wednesday. Salah, who by his own high standards has had a mixed start to the season, came off the substitutes bench in the 68th minute and seven minutes later started scoring.

Reports have suggested that the PSG striker is unhappy and could leave the club in the January transfer window but Real Madrid are out of the running.

[Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/5XstioL80j5xvix2FgayOv?si=c6005a65bcb245e7) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdlFklV55ZttMuLE6hf3FdA) [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@lfctransferroom?lang=en) [Marca](https://www.marca.com/futbol/liga-francesa/2022/10/11/634561de22601d23618b45e4.html) claims that the Merseyside club could be the 'only feasible option' for the striker. [Watch: Liverpool 2-0 Rangers Match Highlights, Alexander-Arnold Responds To Critics With World Class Goal](https://www.si.com/soccer/liverpool/match-coverage/watch-liverpool-2-0-rangers-match-highlights-alexander-arnold-responds-to-critics-with-world-class-goal) [Liverpool Youngster Sepp Van Den Berg Ruled Out Until 2023 After Injury With Schalke](https://www.si.com/soccer/liverpool/news/liverpool-youngster-sepp-van-den-berg-ruled-out-until-2023-after-injury-with-schalke) ['He’s The Reason Salah And Mane Scored All Of Those Goals' John Barnes Assesses What Liverpool Should Do With Roberto Firmino](https://www.si.com/soccer/liverpool/interviews/hes-the-reason-salah-and-mane-scored-all-of-those-goals-john-barnes-assesses-what-liverpool-should-do-with-roberto-firmino) [‘I Expect Salah Will Be Dropped Soon’ - Pundit Makes Startling Claim Amid Liverpool’s Poor Form](https://www.si.com/soccer/liverpool/interviews/i-expect-salah-will-be-dropped-soon-pundit-makes-startling-claim-amid-liverpools-poor-form) [Jurgen Klopp’s Job At Liverpool Not On The Line With Sacking Unlikely By FSG](https://www.si.com/soccer/liverpool/news/jurgen-klopps-job-at-liverpool-not-on-the-line-with-sacking-unlikely-by-fsg) [Arsenal Legend Arsene Wenger On Possible Cause of Liverpool's Problems](https://www.si.com/soccer/liverpool/news/arsenal-legend-arsene-wenger-on-possible-cause-of-liverpools-problems) [Kylian Mbappe](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kylian-mbappe/profil/spieler/342229) with a move to Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool in January is showing no signs of slowing down.

The Scotland captain returned from injury as a second-half substitute in the 7-1 Champions League rout.

“I thought first half they were obviously a bit braver,” the Scotland captain said. That’s what we have to aim for.” “We have to be like that. If we do that then we will pick up a lot better results. We need to try and get consistency back into our game, into our performances. The fans obviously got up and luckily we managed to quieten them down quite quickly with an equaliser.

Sutton is picking scores for every top-flight game this season against a variety of guests. For this weekend's fixtures, he is up against Ian Broudie of the ...

If things do click, you never know - Liverpool on their day are a bit of a wild card - but if this is the final score I am done with football! Ian's prediction: It would be great if we can get something but because of where we are it's kind of irrelevant - I don't feel like we are challenging for the league. I almost went for them to get five, which City last managed there in 1937, but either way this will be a walloping. Erling Haaland was rested in midweek so he will be ready - and I think City are that good, they will wipe the floor with them. I know there is a Liverpool-Manchester United rivalry but I have got so many mates who are United fans and also, when I was growing up, George Best was playing for them so I didn't grow up hating them, or any other team, although of course I always wanted to beat them. I think Villa fans are expecting his teams to play like he did when he was a player, but it has turned into a bit of grind - you have to remember though that Gerard Houllier and Rafa Benitez were both like that at Liverpool and he spent a long time playing under them. Ian's prediction: Di Zerbi has come in and done quite well in his first couple of games but I've seen it before where you tend to get this little dip after that, while the players stop doing what they did for the old boss and learn what the new manager wants them to do. This idea that you are keeping faith with him is wrong, you are actually piling pressure on him and waiting for him to make a mistake that costs us. You get a decent draw and anything is possible if the players have bonded and are feeling good. "It counts against us that the England squad will not have as long together at a training camp beforehand as they would do normally, but I am not too bothered by their recent form. "This is the start of a different phase for us, with a different system. "Mohamed Salah hasn't really been himself since the Africa Cup of Nations in January so for him to score the fastest Champions League hat-trick and feel better about himself is definitely a good thing.

Mohamed Salah shoots at goal during the UEFA Champions League group A match between Rangers and. Mohamed Salah scored a six-minute hat-trick after coming on as ...

Firmino’s simple equaliser soothed Liverpool’s anxiety but it was not until the second half that they found the creativity, energy and cutting edge to humiliate an unravelling Rangers. The inclination of both to drift inside made for a congested Liverpool attack that lacked width in the first half. Even the pathetic attempts by a small number of enraged Rangers supporters to charge at Liverpool’s fans after the game were laughed at by the away section. There was change in defence with Joe Gomez and Ibrahima Konaté replacing the injured Trent Alexander-Arnold and Joël Matip but also familiar problems. The pair led a rout that was condensed into 32 second‑half minutes – the time it took from Firmino sweeping Liverpool ahead to the moment VAR awarded their seventh goal to Harvey Elliott. [Champions League](https://www.theguardian.com/football/championsleague) history from Salah – timed at six minutes and 12 seconds – as Liverpool condemned Rangers to the heaviest home defeat in their proud history.

Arguably one of City's most impressive and decisive victories under Pep Guardiola came against this Sunday's opponents in February 2021.

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