Mohamed Salah returns as Liverpool ease to victory in Marseille

Salah was making his first start since November 26, when Liverpool were humiliated 4-1 at home to PSV Eindhoven.

ALLEZ, ALLEZ, ALLEZ: Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo  celebrates with Mohamed Salah and Ryan Gravenberch after scoring. Pic: AP Photo/Philippe Magoni.

Mohamed Salah’s Liverpool return was less impactful than he would have hoped as he was overshadowed by Dominik Szoboszlai in a 3-0 victory in Marseille which made a Champions League top-eight finish all the more likely.

While all eyes were on the Egypt international it was his close friend – and the team’s most consistent performer – who surprised the hosts with a clever free-kick under the wall in first-half added time.