CL: Salah gives Liverpool crucial 3-2 win v Atletico, Klopp delighted with 'dirty points'

Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah is ecstatic after his goal v Atletico on Tuesday. Pic/Getty Images

Mohamed Salah continued his blistering run of form on Tuesday by scoring twice in a 3-2 victory over 10-man Atletico Madrid as Liverpool took charge of Group B in the Champions League. Salah gave Liverpool the lead with another splendid goal at the Wanda Metropolitano after dancing past three Atletico defenders and firing in to make it nine consecutive games the Egyptian has scored in.

But a wild contest in Madrid had several twists and turns still to come as Naby Keita doubled the advantage only for Atletico to strike twice before half-time, Antoine Griezmann pulling his team back into the match and leaving Liverpool looking dishevelled.

Liverpool boss Klopp

Yet Griezmann was sent off for a high foot into the face of Roberto Firmino and Liverpool made Atleti pay, a clumsy challenge by Mario Hermoso on Diogo Jota giving Salah the chance to win the game from the spot. "The dirty three points are often the most important and they were dirty tonight," said Jurgen Klopp. "That wasn't our best football but it was an important step."

Klopp had been critical of Atletico's attritional style when they met last year. "I am not the Pope of football. It's not important what I say," said Klopp. Salah becomes Liverpool's top goalscorer in the Champions League with 31 in 48 games, usurping Steven Gerrard's previous record of 30.

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No. of goals Mohamed Salah has scored to become Liverpool's top scorer in the UEFA Champions League

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