Arsene Wenger heaped praise on Liverpool duo Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane after their Champions League semifinal win at Villarreal.

Both players were instrumental in Liverpool's 3-2 comeback victory in Spain on Tuesday night which saw Jurgen Klopp's side book their place in the final after a 5-2 aggregate win.

"Look at Salah and Sadio (Mane), who played the Africa Nations Cup final," said Wenger to beIN Sports. "What they have done since they have come back, it's monstrous.

"We would have complained in Europe that we played too many games, never a word. Tonight, Mane has been kicked all over the place, never a word."

Salah is the Premier League's top scorer this season with 22 goals and also tops the assists chart with 13, in what has been a prolific campaign for the Egyptian.

Meanwhile, Mane has notched 14 league goals this term but does boast a better overall scoring record that Salah in Champions League knockout ties.