Atletico Madrid v Liverpool ratings: Hermoso 2, Griezmann 6; Salah 8, Alisson 8

Fiery encounter in Spain sees Reds take control of their Champions League group

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Mohamed Salah continued his blistering run of form by scoring twice in a 3-2 victory over 10-man Atletico Madrid as Liverpool took charge of Group B in the Champions League.

Salah gave Liverpool the lead with another splendid goal at the Wanda Metropolitano after dancing past three Atletico defenders and firing in to make it nine consecutive games the Egyptian has scored in.

But a wild contest in Madrid had several twists and turns still to come as Naby Keita doubled the advantage only for Atletico to strike twice before half-time, Antoine Griezmann pulling his team back into the match and leaving Liverpool looking temporarily dishevelled.

Yet Griezmann was sent off in the 52nd minute for a high foot into the face of Roberto Firmino and Liverpool made Atleti pay, a clumsy challenge by Mario Hermoso on Diogo Jota giving Salah the chance to win the game from the spot.

"The dirty three points are often the most important and they were dirty tonight," said Jurgen Klopp. "That wasn't our best football but it was an important step."

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Updated: October 20, 2021, 5:13 AM