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Arne Slot describes it as "almost unbelievable" that Mohamed Salah has managed to net 250 Liverpool goals.
This follows the Egyptian reaching the landmark during Saturday's 2-0 triumph against Aston Villa.
The title holders brought an end to a sequence of four consecutive Premier League defeats with victory, as Salah found the net at the close of the opening half after a blunder from keeper Emi Martinez, who handed the Reds attacker possession whilst attempting to distribute from his penalty area.
Ryan Gravenberch struck Liverpool's second shortly before the hour to secure a vital three points ahead of a crucial week that sees them welcome Real Madrid in the Champions League before travelling to Manchester City.
Following the match, Slot heaped praise on Salah and his latest achievement as he joined an exclusive group as only the third player in Anfield folklore to reach 250 goals, alongside Ian Rush and Roger Hunt.
"It is huge," the Reds manager commented. "It's almost unbelievable he has scored 250 goals at one club. Scoring 250 goals is already unbelievable, let alone at one club. You don't see it that much in football anymore.
"Apart from the goal he scored tonight he had a very good performance. When we had to play long we played mainly long towards him and he could hold the ball and because of that the rest of the team could come to him and we could keep playing.
"What I also liked is that he didn't only do his offensive work really well, but he helped the team out defensively as well.
"After the 1-0 he was helping Virgil (van Dijk) around the halfway line and this combination of things led to me liking his performance tonight. It's special for him to score 250 but for him to score is not special as we always know he will score."
Regarding Salah's developing partnership with Conor Bradley, who once again started at right-back, Slot continued: "The more players play together, the better they will be. You cannot compare Trent (Alexander-Arnold) with Conor, but Conor played an outstanding game like many others.
"The team performance is what made the difference today, everyone was really fighting to get the win over the line, throwing themselves in front of shots, sprinting back when needed, being ready for a high press.
"There were a lot of positives to take also from individual performances like Conor's. The challenge for him now is to make himself ready as he's not been used to 90 minutes a lot this season. After two days of rest the next one is coming up.
"It was like in Frankfurt and the comparison between these two [games] is that we were leading both. In other games we have mainly after five minutes been 1-0 down and you get a completely different game.
"I think everybody liked how we controlled the game and were passing and playing through them. When you are 3-1 down and you do the same and it doesn't lead to a chance or a goal, people get more annoyed.
"You can't compare a game where you are 2-0 up and one where you are 3-1 down when it comes to control.
"We prefer to see us being 2-0 up and having a bit more control. When we need goals, we need to be more open and as a result of this you sometimes are open to the counter-attack."
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