Jurgen Klopp joins Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger in elite Champions League group

Jurgen Klopp became the eighth manager in history to record 50 wins in the Champions League as Liverpool defeated Inter Milan on Wednesday night.

The Reds left it late but emerged from San Siro with a 2-0 first-leg victory thanks to goals from Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah.

Firmino came off the bench at half-time to nod the visitors in front from Andy Robertson's corner in the 75th minute before Salah's deflected shot doubled the lead.

The result means Liverpool already have one foot in the quarter-finals, as they will be confident of building on their commanding advantage during the return leg at Anfield in early March.

In the meantime, Klopp can revel in another Champions League feat which sees him join the likes of Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsenal icon Arsene Wenger in an elite group of managers.

The five others to rack up a half-century of victories in the competition are Pep Guardiola Carlo Ancelotti, Jose Mourinho, Louis van Gaal and Rafa Benitez.

It is the latest European achievement for Klopp, who led Liverpool to their sixth continental crown in 2019 after they fell short against Real Madrid in the previous year's final.

However, his Champions League journey began while he was in charge at Borussia Dortmund, during which he finished as runner-up to Bayern Munich in 2013.

As well as reaching the milestone of 50 victories in the competition, Klopp led Liverpool to a 100 per cent record in this season's group stage, marking the first time an English club has achieved the feat.

Therefore, the victory over Inter was their seventh consecutive European win, setting a new club record and equalling the English record held by Manchester City.

While it was another historic night for