Liverpool’s bid to defend their Champions League title is still on track after they saw off a spirited Salzburg side in their final group game.

Group E was in the balance going into the match. Liverpool needed at least a draw to progress to the knockout stages, while Salzburg set out to get the win they required. In doing so they gave Jurgen Klopp’s side the space to create chances.

This made for an end to end, attack-minded match in which both teams could have taken the lead in the first half. The better opportunities fell to Liverpool, and they missed plenty of them, but sealed the win in the space of two second-half minutes when Sadio Mane set up Naby Keita for the opener, and Mohamed Salah scored from the most difficult of angles.