Mohamed Salah reached 50 goals for Liverpool as Jurgen Klopp's side hit the front in their Champions League group.
Jurgen Klopp's side swept aside Red Star Belgrade 4-0 at Anfield to take full advantage of the 2-2 draw between Paris St Germain and Napoli in the other Group C game.
Roberto Firmino began a routine night for the Reds in the 20th minute before Salah took over.
The Egyptian netted his first just before half-time and then scored a penalty shortly after the break to make it 50 goals in just 65 Liverpool appearances.
Liverpool could even afford the luxury of missing a second penalty by Sadio Mane.
But the Senegal forward made amends moments later to put further gloss on a second win in three Champions League games for the Merseyside outfit.
Speaking after the match, Klopp hailed Salah’s achievement and the part the who team has played in the Egyptian reaching that milestone.
“I think he would say thanks to his teammates because it’s quite difficult to score goals without these wonderful passes and crosses.
“Like tonight, the first goal he scored was [from] genius little link-up play of Shaq – I don’t know how he did that! It’s good that we maybe can stop talking about that [his scoring record] – it helps a little bit.
“I’m not in doubt, he was not in doubt, but if you are constantly asking about it then it is like, ‘Something obviously is wrong, or people are not happy’ or whatever. You should not think about it, you should not constantly think about how can I score again?
“It only happens if you work hard, if you are in the right spaces, if your teammates see you in the right moments and if you make the right runs, then you can score. It is an exceptional number and hopefully he can continue.”
Additional reporting by the Press Association
