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There was always a general consensus that Liverpool were going to have to show a similar level of patience as they did in Sunday's Merseyside derby when they welcomed Villarreal to Anfield.

And now, as then, it was Mohamed Salah's creativity which came to the fore as they broke down their stubborn opponents.

Two goals in two minutes in the opening stages of the second half eventually saw the Reds take control of the tie against their Spanish opponents, with Pervis Estupinian inadvertently deflecting a Jordan Henderson cross into his own net for the opener.

The second arrived just over a minute later, with Salah's expert control and clever pass feeding Sadio Mane, who had only just managed to keep himself onside before he poked home to send Anfield wild.

Salah was surrounded by five Villarreal players as he received the ball from Trent Alexander-Arnold, before turning and playing a pass through the legs of centre-back Pau Torres - who is supposedly a Manchester United transfer target - and finding the deadly Mane.

Salah was turning creator for Liverpool for the third time in a week, and he followed up his assist for Andy Robertson against Everton with his clever pass to Mane.

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