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Harvey Elliott had a goal initially chalked off for offside against Rangers
It was a tight call, and VAR intervened to look at whether the goal should stand
Elliott received a hug from Mohamed Salah as he waited for the VAR decision
The original decision was overturned, giving Elliott his first European goal
Harvey Elliott had a nervous wait to find out if he'd scored his first Champions League goal against Rangers on Wednesday, but he had his Liverpool team-mate Mohamed Salah on hand to comfort him.
After a closely-fought first half which saw Roberto Firmino cancel out Scott Arfield's opener, Jurgen Klopp's side ran riot in the second half with Firmino adding his second before Darwin Nunez found the net and Mohamed Salah scored a hat-trick in less than six minutes.
With the clock ticking down, Elliott put the ball in the net,
but his strike was initially ruled out for offside.
but his strike was initially ruled out for offside. Harvey Elliott scored late on, but had his strike originally disallowed for offside
Harvey Elliott scored late on, but had his strike originally disallowed for offside
While he waited for VAR to check the goal, he received a hug from Mohamed Salah
While he waited for VAR to check the goal, he received a hug from Mohamed Salah
It immediately looked like a tight call, and VAR started to check whether the goal should stand or not.
Despite the result being beyond doubt, Elliott was clearly eager to get off the mark in Europe's biggest club competition, and he looked up anxiously at the big screen for the best part of a minute as he waited for the final verdict from VAR.
Salah was equally keen for the teenager to get on the scoresheet and gave him a big hug as the pair shared a heartwarming moment.
They both had smiles on their faces, seemingly optimistic that the goal would eventually be given, and it was finally awarded to cap off a dominant 7-1 win for the Reds.
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Elliott's goal was finally given, and the teenager wheeled away to celebrate with the away fans
Elliott's goal was finally given, and the teenager wheeled away to celebrate with the away fans
As the decision was confirmed, Salah jumped on Elliott's back, while the youngster ran over to celebrate in front of the away fans.
Elliott scored his first Premier League goal earlier this season in Liverpool's 9-0 rout of Bournemouth, and he has now registered his first strike in Europe.
The creative midfielder has been one of Liverpool's bright sparks in an otherwise disappointing start to the campaign for the team, and he impressed again at Ibrox.
He could now be pushing for a starting berth when Liverpool return to league action against defending champions Manchester City on Sunday.
