
Mohamed Salah returned as Liverpool made light work of what was expected to be a difficult trip to Marseille in the Champions League. It had been nearly two months since Salah last started a game under Arne Slot, with his high-profile benching and subsequent outburst that threw his Anfield future into serious doubt followed swiftly by a departure for the Africa Cup of Nations. He helped Egypt to finish fourth at AFCON and was immediately recalled to the Reds’ XI on Wednesday night.