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Thursday, April 5, 2018

2017-18 UEFA Champions League QF First Leg - Liverpool beat Manchester City 3-0 Wednesday April 04,2018

Mohamed Salah (12), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain(20) and Sadio Mane (31)scored as Liverpool stunned Manchester City 3-0 at Anfield in Wednesday April 04,2018's first leg of their 2017-18 UEFA Champions League QF
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Salah fired Liverpool ahead on 12 minutes with Oxlade-Chamberlain hammering in a terrific long-range strike before Mane headed in a third as Jurgen Klopp beat City counterpart Pep Guardiola for the sixth time in 10 meetings.

  • Liverpool are unbeaten at home in European competition since October 2014 (0-3 vs Real Madrid) and have extended their run without defeat to 15 European games at Anfield (W10 D5).
  • Manchester City failed to direct a single shot on target in a game for the first time since 26 October 2016 (v Man Utd in the League Cup).
  • Pep Guardiola has enjoyed just one win in his past six meetings with Jurgen Klopp in all competitions (D2 L3), with Klopp registering more wins against the Spaniard than any other manager (6).
  • Liverpool are the top-scoring side in the Champions League this season with 31 goals.
  • Indeed, that 31-goal haul is the Reds' biggest tally ever in a single campaign in the competition.
  • 18% of the goals Manchester City have conceded this season in all competitions have been scored by Liverpool (7/38).
  • Mohamed Salah has been directly involved in nine goals in his nine Champions League appearances this season (7 goals, 2 assists).
  • Overall, Salah has bagged 38 goals in all competitions this season; of players in Europe's big five leagues, only Cristiano Ronaldo can better that tally (39).
  • James Milner has registered seven assists in the Champions League this season, three more than any other player

The return fixture takes place in Manchester on April 10,2018

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