Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has said he is "very, very proud" of becoming the first player in the club's history to score 50 goals in Europe.

In a week that he was being compared to Eden Hazard, Mohamed Salah once again underlined his status as Champions League star.

Arne Slot pays tribute to "special" Mohamed Salah after the Liverpool forward became the first player in club history to reach 50 goals in Europe as Lille were beaten 2-1

Liverpool make it seven wins out of seven in the Champions League. Elliott's deflected strike proved to be the winner. Lille put up a decent fight, equalising through David after Mandi was sent off. Job done.

Liverpool have won 2-1 against Lille in their Champions League match at Anfield. Mohamed Salah scored on the counter-attack in the first half and the hosts were cruising when Lille’s Aissa Mandi was sent off for a second bookable offence.

Salah had not scored in his previous three ... open image in gallery Aissa Mandi is shown the red card (Getty Images) Kostas Tsimikas tackled David, Jones played a defence-splitting pass from ...

Mohamed Salah Hits 50 European Goals as Liverpool AdvanceMohamed Salah added another remarkable milestone to his illustrious Liverpool career, scoring his 50th European goal in the Reds’ 2-1

Liverpool forward Mohamed ... Aïssa Mandi was dismissed for a second yellow card offence. "Of course it is something I'm very proud of and it comes with a win so that's great," Salah told TNT ...

Liverpool cruised from there and secured not only the win, but a direct berth to the round of 16 in the Champions League. Skipping the first round of the knockout stage will give the Reds time to regroup and focus on maintaining their pace in the Premier League amid challengers.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot was pleased after their 2-1 Champions League win against Lille. Mohamed Salah and Harvey Elliott struck for the Reds, with Aissa Mandi sent off for Lille before Jonathan David scored. Slot said afterwards: "The privilege of managing Liverpool is you have more than 11 good players. You know how tough this competition is.

Liverpool maintained their perfect record in the Champions League with a deserved victory over Lille in their penultimate league stage match. The Reds took a while to get going but eventually cranked up the tempo and were rewarded with all three points despite overcoming a scare to claim victory.

Daniel Sturridge says none of the Liverpool players predicted Mohamed Salah's rise when he first joined the club.