The evening began as a disappointment for Mohamed Salah, since coach Jürgen Klopp had left him on the bench against Rangers. Nevertheless, his evening improved quite a bit when he made it to the pitch and scored a lightning-like hat-trick.
The striker did not waste anytime to make his presence felt, as he found the back of the net just eight minutes after being subbed on. While him scoring was not surprising, the fact that he found the net two more times in less than six minutes is certainly worthy of attention.
With his performance today, Salah surpassed some of the top strikers in this tournament's history.
6 - Mo Salah has scored a hat-trick with just six minutes and 12 seconds between his first and third goals, the quickest ever in UEFA Champions League history. Lightning. pic.twitter.com/cuZ2YquoiF
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 12, 2022
In fact, his hat-trick was the fastest also for a Liverpool player, where he also joined an elite list of players.
Players to score a hat-trick for Liverpool as a sub
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) October 12, 2022
Oct 1989 - Steve Staunton v Wigan
Nov 2010 - Steven Gerrard v Napoli
Oct 2022 - Mohamed Salah v Rangers pic.twitter.com/sRjHLZmfUd
After enduring some harsh first months of the season, Liverpool fans hope that this becomes the needed boost to turn the team's campaign around.