Salah's first-half strike handed Liverpool the lead and they upped the pressure in the second half as they searched for another goal. Mandi was then sent off after he received a second yellow card for a challenge on Luis Diaz and it appeared as though the Reds would soon find the breakthrough they were looking for.

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has said he is "very, very proud" of becoming the first player in the club's history to score 50 goals in Europe.

Mohamed Salah has dropped the biggest hint yet that he's set to extend his stay at Liverpool, following a match-winning performance against Lille in the Champions League. The Egyptian king notched up his 50th European goal for the Reds as they overcame Lille 2-1 after the visitors went down to 10 men.

“Hopefully (it’s) not the last one,” said Salah, whose contract expires at the end of the season and has increasingly raised the prospect that this could be his last with the Merseyside club.

Egypt and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah become the first player in the club's history to achieve a half-century of goals in Europe with his opening goal

If this is Mohamed Salah’s final season at Liverpool, he is going out in style. The Egypt striker scored his 50th European goal for Liverpool and his 22nd in all competitions this season to help Arne Slot’s team secure a place in the Champions League round of 16 with a 2-1 win against Lille.

Liverpool have less than two weeks left to make any signings in the January transfer window, but there has still been plenty of news and rumours concerning the Reds' business