LIVERPOOL star Mohamed Salah has stunned the football world with a world class first half double in the Reds’ Champions League semi-final clash with Roma at Anfield.
In the second half, Salah made just as much of an impact, but this time as a distributor.
After a strong start from the visitors, Salah grabbed the ascendency for his side with a moment of sheer individual brilliance.
Salah's world-class UCL brace 1:05
Liverpool's Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah shoots and scores their second goal Source: AFP
The Eyptian was passed the ball high on the right flank before cutting onto his left foot and slotting a phenomenal strike past keeper Alisson and into the top right corner.
Just 10 minutes later, the prolific wide man had Anfield on its feet once again. Roberto Firmino slipped Salah through off the back of a swift counter attack started by a Virgil van Dijk long ball, as the PFA Player of the Year finished outstandingly with dinked strike.
In the second half, Salah showed how rounded his game is, cutting it across goal to Sadio Mané for Liverpool’s third, before quickly finding Firmino for the team’s fourth.
Naturally, the football world erupted on Twitter.
Mo Salah is slowly becoming an alien
Out of this world fam — Mansa Ali 👑 (@aleeyutemmy_) April 24, 2018
Literally everyone watching Mo Salah right now: pic.twitter.com/30rwgBHrKX — WH (@Wilshoholic) April 24, 2018
Forget PFA Player of the Year, Salah should win FIFA World Player of the Year. pic.twitter.com/5LxV6xzbwy — Mersey Reds (@MerseyReds1) April 24, 2018
Mo Salah is having the game of his life! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/bTWTRMsZW0 — Soccer AM (@SoccerAM) April 24, 2018
Liverpool are absolutely cruising. 2 goals and 2 assists for Salah. — Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) April 24, 2018
To be fair to Roma, Mo Salah is an unknown quantity to them. Not like they know exactly what kind of player he is having trained with him for a couple years... — Graham Ruthven (@grahamruthven) April 24, 2018
Salah, 2 goals, 2 assists...one of the best players I’ve ever seen. #LFC — Premier League Story (@LFCLegacy) April 24, 2018
‘His name is Salah, boss. Mohamed Salah’
‘Hmm. Never heard of him. Is he new?’ pic.twitter.com/xZH9mOYA1M — Paddy Power (@paddypower) April 24, 2018
It's got to the point where Juan Jesus can't even get close enough to Salah to pull his shirt — Sam Wallace (@SamWallaceTel) April 24, 2018
Salah has to be the Best Buy in the last 7 years — aa9skillz (@aa9skillz) April 24, 2018
Salah this season:
47 games
43 goals
12 assists
Just give him the Ballon d'Or now tbh... pic.twitter.com/AFo3rQY4Qh — Empire of the Kop (@empireofthekop) April 24, 2018
Salah is so great I'm gonna cryyyy — Fazrieno Salah (@fazri3na) April 24, 2018
Liverpool - Most goals in a single season (all comps)
47 Ian Rush
43 Mohamed Salah
42 Roger Hunt
40 Ian Rush@mosalah has scored 10 @ChampionsLeague goals this season - the most ever by a Liverpool player in a single season pic.twitter.com/TjpltRzB9c — Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) April 24, 2018
Salah has now scored 43 goals in all competitions and is well on his way to breaking Ian Rush’s record for most goals in a campaign for Liverpool.
He’s got 10 in the Champions League; already two ahead of any other player in a single European season for the club.
The Egyptian is being tipped to challenge Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for the Ballon d’Or.
Liverpool would finish the match with a 5-2 victory.