Dejan Lovren sends message to Mohamed Salah 'haters' after Liverpool hat-trick against Rangers

Mohamed Salah produced a stunning performance from the bench in Liverpool's 7-1 win over Rangers and one of his former team-mates was impressed

22:58, 12 Oct 2022Updated 22:59, 12 Oct 2022

Former Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren has heaped praise on Mohamed Salah after his six-minute hat-trick against Rangers on Wednesday evening.

The Reds' forward has come under criticism in recent weeks after a slow start to the season by his standards, which has seen the Egyptian score two Premier League goals in eight appearances.

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Salah hit back at his critics in style at Ibrox, however, finding the back of the net three times in six minutes and 12 seconds. By doing so, the 30-year-old now holds the record of the quickest-ever Champions League treble.

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One individual who was paying close attention to his display was his ex-team-mate, Lovren, who was a close friend of the Reds' talisman during their time together at the club. Taking to Twitter in response to Salah's impressive showing, the Croatian defender tweeted: "15min of playing time, hat trick from @MoSalah! Haters, just continue. Only the opposite will happen. Well done LFC." Also paying respect to Roberto Firmino, Lovren added: "Firmino TOP! Enjoyable to watch him. Bravo Bobi."

The three goals scored by Salah now means he is the joint top-scorer in this season's Champions League alongside Erling Haaland and Robert Lewandowski and has put Jurgen Klopp's side on the cusp of progression to the knockout stages. A point against Ajax on October 26 would be enough to book Liverpool's place in the last 16 of the competition.

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