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Heartwarming moment Mohamed Salah hugs Harvey Elliott as Liverpool teenager anxiously waits for VAR to confirm first Champions League goal
Scoring a Champions League goal is special and Mohamed Salah was delighted for Harvey Elliott to get his first.
The night might have been about Roberto Firmino’s stunning performance against Rangers and Salah’s record-breaking quick fire hat-trick in a 7-1 victory - but it was also a night Elliott will never forget as he netted his first career goal in Europe.
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The 19-year-old scored the seventh and final goal in the rout, only for the assistant’s flag to raise and rule it out for offside.
There was then an agonising wait to see if VAR would overturn the decision.
As a nervous Elliott crossed his fingers and made praying gestures with his hands, Salah put his arms on the youngster’s shoulders as they looked up at the big screens to see if he had got that first European goal.
It was a heartwarming moment from the Egyptian superstar, and showed just how much he and the Liverpool team wanted it for Elliott.
Thankfully for him, but maybe not for Rangers, the goal stood and there was an explosion of emotion from the teenage ace.
After the game, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said: “A very nice moment. I thought he was going to run into the crowd, that would have been not too cool.
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“But yes, if you know him then you would understand even more how much it means for him.
“He played an exceptional game and deserved this goal.”
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