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\nGLASGOW, Scotland: Mo Salah came off the bench to score the fastest-ever hat trick in Champions League history as Liverpool routed Rangers 7-1 at Ibrox on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
\nThe Egyptian came on in the second half with his team leading 3-1 and proceeded to fire a stunning treble in just six minutes, 12 seconds to set a new benchmark in the competition.<\/p>\n
\nBafetimbi Gomis previously held the record from 2011 when he took eight minutes to complete his hat trick in a 7-1 win for Lyon against Dinamo Zagreb.<\/p>\n
\nBut Salah smashed that time with his stunning feat, walking away with the match ball in Glasgow and putting the seal on a confidence-boosting win for Liverpool, who are in a strong position to advance to the round of 16.<\/p>\n
\nWith Manchester City to come in the Premier League on Sunday, Jurgen Klopp hopes the victory will be a turning point for his team after such an unconvincing start to the season.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThe goals we scored were exceptional,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a night where things worked out for us. It changes the mood definitely, and that\u2019s good. We all know who is coming on Sunday. That will be different, but it\u2019s better to go in with the feeling from tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nIt had been a night when Roberto Firmino had looked like being the hero \u2014 scoring twice and setting up another for Darwin Nunez after Rangers had gone ahead in the first half.<\/p>\n
\nBut Salah ensured he would dominate the headlines with three wonderfully taken goals.<\/p>\n
\nKlopp had opted to make changes with his team in total control after Nunez made it 3-1 in the 66th minute.<\/p>\n
\nWhen Salah poked in a fourth for Liverpool from a tight angle in the 75th minute, it served notice of what was to come.<\/p>\n
\nFive minutes later, he curled in another from the edge of the area and almost immediately completed his hat trick with another clinical strike.<\/p>\n
\nAnother substitute, Harvey Elliott, finished the scoring in the 87th.<\/p>\n
\nLiverpool are second in Group A with 9 points with two games remaining. Napoli lead with 12 points and advanced to the round of 16 by beating Ajax 4-2 earlier Wednesday. The Amsterdam club have 3 points, while winless Rangers have zero.<\/p>\n
\nRangers were left stunned after dominating the early play.<\/p>\n
\nThe Scottish giant had avoided a heavy defeat in a 2-0 loss at Anfield a week ago only due to the heroics of goalkeeper Allan McGregor. But in a vastly improved performance, it had the home crowd in dreamland when taking the lead after 17 minutes.<\/p>\n
\nFabio Carvalho lost possession in his own half, and after a swift break Scott Arfield fired low past goalkeeper Alisson on the edge of the area.<\/p>\n
\nIt could have been even better for Rangers when Antonio-Mirko Colak cut out Joe Gomez\u2019 loose back pass but couldn\u2019t find a finish.<\/p>\n
\nLiverpool equalized against the run of play after 24 minutes when Firmino headed in Konstantinos Tsimikas\u2019 corner at the near post.<\/p>\n
\nLiverpool went ahead 10 minutes into the second half when Gomez\u2019 curled cross was turned home by Firmino again.<\/p>\n
\nFrom there, the visitors took control and went 3-1 up when the Brazilian\u2019s delightful back heel set up Nunez to strike.<\/p>\n
\nIt looked like game over \u2014 but Salah had other ideas.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThey punished us with the attack they have,\u201d Rangers coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst said. \u201cIn the last 25 minutes we weren\u2019t in the game, not with our heads, not with the decisions we made. Against a team like Liverpool, you get punished.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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