Salah played in the bronze medal match (a loss to Nigeria on penalties) for Egypt in the African Championships on Saturday; back in Liverpool, he started immediately.
For the first time in eight weeks.
After being benched for several games in a row before heading off to the African Championships, many predicted the end of Salah's successful spell at Liverpool and a sale in the January window.
Will you stay?
Especially since the 33-year-old himself felt that he had been "thrown under the bus."
The starting position in Wednesday night's match, and the victory, possibly says something else.
Dominik Szoboszlai made it 1–0 in first-half stoppage time with a free kick through a gap in the wall.
The 2–0 goal came in the 73rd minute when Jeremie Frimpong's cross went past home goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli and into the net.
Cody Gakpo made it 3–0 in stoppage time.
The victory means that Liverpool have moved above the line that gives a direct place in the round of 16, with one round of the group stage remaining.
Bardghji from the start
Barcelona also has the chance to get there before the final round as FC Copenhagen awaits at Camp Nou.
But it was a shaky performance for a long time in an away match where national team player Roony Bardghji was allowed to start for Copenhagen in the Champions League for the first time.
Slavia Prague had not won any of their six matches, but took a 1–0 lead and tied the score at 2–2 on an own goal by Robert Lewandowski.
But in the second half, Barcelona were stronger. Dani Olmo and Lewandowski, who avenged the own goal, scored the goals that gave Barcelona the victory. Fermin Lopez scored twice for Barcelona before the break.
Roony Bardghji was substituted for Marcus Rashford after just over an hour.
