HIGHLIGHTS: Rangers 1 - 7 Liverpool [UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] - Full match recap

Liverpool had to come from behind to beat Rangers on Wednesday night, with Roberto Firmino continuing his resurgent season to drag the Reds to victory and Mohamed Salah scoring the fastest ever Champions League hat-trick in six second half minutes.

Scott Arfield had given Rangers the lead inside the opening 20 minutes of the contest in Glasgow, before Firmino put a sleepy Liverpool level not long after and later scored another to go ahead. There was also a much-needed one for Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott’s first European goal.

An injury-depleted Liverpool side already reeling from another domestic setback in the Premier League at the weekend were slow out of the blocks, with Rangers edging early possession and creating more opportunities than their illustrious opponents.

Their breakthrough was fairly well deserved when it came, although Liverpool didn’t help themselves. Fabio Carvalho was caught out and Ryan Jack played in Arfield as the Red sea in front of him appeared to part, followed by a pinpoint finish to send the home fans wild, celebrating their club’s first Champions League goal (excluding qualifiers) in 12 long years.

If anything, going behind sparked Liverpool into life because the Rangers lead only last seven minutes before Firmino landed his seventh goal of a resurgent season. The Brazilian was simply stronger than James Tavernier at the near post as he flicked in from a corner.

Even so, a point blank block from Ibrahima Konate to deny Arfield a second ensured that Rangers wouldn’t go back ahead in the closing minutes before half-time.

Liverpool’s class showed 10 minutes into the second when they went ahead. Joe Gomez did his best impression of Trent Alexander-Arnold on the right flank, bending a low cross into the box for an ice cold Firmino to score between Allan McGregor’s legs.

Ultimately, Jurgen Klopp’s side were the superior side in the second half. Firmino was again involved as Nunez curled an effort beyond McGregor’s reach, latching onto the Brazilian’s improvised flick.

Then came the Salah show. The Egyptian had been rested from the start but was clearly desperate to get in on the act with three outstanding finishes in quick succession. His first was provided by fellow sub Diogo Jota, fired in from a narrow angle, with his second and third both curling efforts from very similar positions on the edge of the box, but finding opposite corners.

Elliott’s late seventh was initially disallowed by an offside flag as he turned in a rebound, but VAR intervened and the original decision was overturned.

Rangers ended the night with Champions League elimination after four straight defeats, while Liverpool will book a place in the knockout stages if they avoid defeat on matchday five.