CODE RED: Gakpo scores twice, and Diaz and Salah also score as Liverpool destroys LASK to win the Europa League group and claim top spot.

LIVERPOOL 4-0 LASK: Three goals in the first hour put Liverpool in charge of their game against LASK, and Jurgen Klopp’s team made sure they would be playing football in Europe in 2019. Liverpool bounced back from their Europa League loss to Toulouse by beating LASK and securing their spot in the Europa League’s knockout stages.

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Jurgen Klopp’s team went ahead 2-0 after just 15 minutes thanks to quick goals from Luis Diaz and Cody Gakpo. Kostas Tsimikas almost scored a third goal, but his shot hit the post.

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A few minutes after halftime, Mohamed Salah scored from the penalty spot after Gakpo was brought down by LASK goalkeeper Tobias Lawal. Gakpo hit the post as his team tried to score a fourth goal, but he finally scored his second of the night in extra time.

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Liverpool let the other team have a few chances in the last few minutes, but the game was already over. Klopp’s team can now focus on things in their own country again now that they have secured their spot in Europe and are the group winners thanks to Toulouse losing points.

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Liverpool put together a good starting lineup because they wanted to make sure they would move on in the competition. With Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo, and Luis Diaz lined up in front of the goal, it was clear that Jurgen Klopp was not in the mood to mess around.

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The first goal in the second game put Klopp’s team behind, and they had to keep their cool to deal with early Austrian pressure. Still, it turned out to be a nice evening.

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Two early goals did the trick, and the third goal let Klopp make changes, giving some young players more playing time. Here are the things that Mirror Football said about Anfield.