If this is Mohamed Salah’s final season at Liverpool, he is going out in style. The Egypt striker scored his 50th European goal for Liverpool and his 22nd in all competitions this season to help Arne Slot’s team secure a place in the Champions League round of 16 with a 2-1 win against Lille.

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.

Liverpool’s formidable form in the Champions League continued with a comfortable 2-1 victory over Lille. The win made sure that Liverpool automatically qualified for the last 16 and avoided having to progress through two-legged play-offs,

Mohamed Salah scored early and Harvey Elliott scored late, and that was all Liverpool needed to beat Lille at Anfield on Tuesday and move to 7-for-7 perfect in the newly formatted UEFA Champions League group stage.

Mohamed Salah and Harvey Elliott scored either side of Jonathan David’s equaliser as Aissa Mandi was sent off for the visitors

Liverpool have been perfect in the UEFA Champions League this season. The table-toppers only need a point to confirm qualification against Lille.

Liverpool will play Lille at Anfield on Tuesday evening in the UEFA Champions League, in their penultimate league phase match. READ MORE: Liverpool Monitoring Borussia Dortmund Winger Jamie Bynoe-Gittens - Fabrizio Romano Arne Slot's team have already qualified for the last 16 of the competition with six victories from their six matches so far,

Liverpool vs Lille is due to kick off at 8pm GMT on Tuesday 21 January at Anfield. Viewers in the United Kingdom can watch the match live on Amazon Prime Video, with coverage from 7pm. Joe Gomez is Liverpool’s only long-term absentee,