Liverpool have taken a firm grip on their UEFA Champions League semi-final after beating Roma 5-2 in the first leg at Anfield.
Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino both scored twice, with Sadio Mane getting the other as the Reds romped into a 5-0 lead after 68 minutes.
However two late goals will give the Italian side hope ahead of the second leg in Rome.
Salah, playing against the club that sold him to Liverpool last summer, was brilliant, scoring twice and setting up goals for Firmino and Mane.
The Egyptian's stunning brace had given the Reds a 2-0 half-time lead at a raucous Anfield, but Jurgen Klopp's team, seemingly already through to the final, conceded twice late on.
A goal from Edin Dzeko in the 81st minute and a Diego Perotti penalty in the 89th gave the visitors a slim chance of turning the tie round in next Wednesday's return game in the Italian capital.
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Champions League: Liverpool beat Roma 5-2 in semi-final first leg
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