Salah, 33, returned to the Liverpool squad after being omitted for their Champions League clash with Inter Milan due to his explosive interview.
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He was on the bench for their game against Brighton at Anfield, but after Joe Gomez’s injury, he came on to replace the defender with Dominik Szoboszlai dropping to right back.
The forward then provided the assist for Hugo Ekitike’s second goal with a pin-point corner, marking his 277th goal contribution for the club.
His 188 goals and 89 assists is now the all-time record by a player for a single club in the competition, overtaking Wayne Rooney's 276 for Man United (183 goals, 93 assists).