Xabi Alonso and Thiago Alcantara were pictured hugging in the Anfield tunnel following Liverpool's emphatic win over Bayer Leverkusen. The pair, who both played for Liverpool but at different times,

Salah had enjoyed his battle on the right flank with Piero Hincapie and, similar to Brighton’s Pervis Estupinan on Saturday, simply tired his marker into submission. The winger’s cross from the right invited Cody Gakpo to head Liverpool’s second while Diaz also profited from a deep ball to score the third.

LIVERPOOL: Xabi Alonso said his return to Anfield was bittersweet after Liverpool thrashed Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 on Tuesday, thanks to a Luis Diaz hat-trick, to go top of the Champions League table.Cody Gakpo was also on target as the Reds maintained their 100 percent record in Europe after four games.