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Ewan Paton

Jurgen Klopp on Mo Salah learning from first Rangers game to net Ibrox hat-trick

MO SALAH bagged a record-breaking six-minute hat-trick in the Champions League against Rangers on Wednesday night. 

The Reds were winning at the time of his introduction to the field at Ibrox. 

However, in the blink of an eye and three goals later, the world class attacker had another hat-trick to his name as Liverpool eventually ran out 7-1 winners in Glasgow. 

His strikes included two trademark finishes, coming inside off the right to fire into the opposite bottom corner. 

But his third involved a cheeky stoop over Allan McGregor, who was some way off his line to try and stop the Egyptian King. 

Salah scored a penalty in the previous game between the sides, which finished 2-0 at Anfield. 

However, in open play, he was continually thwarted by McGregor. 

Boss Jurgen Klopp believes his star man had learned from that first encounter how would be best to beat the veteran Gers keeper.

Klopp said: "It helps us for sure (his hat-trick). I'm pretty sure he learned from the first game against Rangers.

"The goalie reacted well as he knew pretty well when we finish, but Mo surprised him. First goal was cheeky, second goal was very special, third one brilliant."

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