"It says a lot about how big a professional he is that he can be away for more than a month with a different team and be so fit to play 90 for us after one day's training, Slot said. He was so close to a goal, it would usually be a goal from him, but it didn't harm us because we scored three."
"I saw a lot of good individual performances tonight but I would like to single out Joe Gomez. He has suffered a lot with injuries in the last few years and I haven't picked him sometimes when he has been fit. Tonight he was outstanding and so important to us winning 3-0. The Liverpool head coach claimed his side was more creative when drawing against Burnley on Saturday than in Marseille but Hamed Traore's miss, at 1-0, had been a key moment."
"It's always difficult to play Marseille because of their passionate fans and the quality of their players, but what makes it even harder is the quality of their manager. We were prepared for that. We took the ball off them three or four times in the first half but couldn't find the player who was completely free, apart from one time and he was fractionally offside."
Liverpool climbed to fourth in the Champions League with a commanding 3-0 win in Marseille. The victory marked their ninth win in 11 European away fixtures. Mohamed Salah returned from the Africa Cup of Nations and played the full 90 minutes, nearly scoring late after a gilt-edged chance. Joe Gomez produced an outstanding, injury-hit resurgence and proved crucial to the clean sheet and result. The team created chances similar to its recent draw with Burnley but had previous key chances missed. Marseille presented a difficult atmosphere with passionate fans and a high-quality squad. Liverpool travel to host Qarabag in the final group game.
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