Steven Gerrard cut a delighted figure in the stands watching Mo Salah hand Liverpool a four-goal lead over Galatasaray in the second leg of their round 16 clash.The Merseysiders cruised to victory, with the Egyptian getting on the scoresheet with a tremendous curling effort following a smart exchange with Florian Wirtz.DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL EMPIRE OF THE KOP APP FOR ALL THE LATEST & BREAKING UPDATES – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON APPLE & GOOGLE PLAYHowever, the former Roma man was unfortunately struck with a late injury blow in the Champions League encounter, and was spotted requesting his eventual substitution on the 74th minute.Steven Gerrard loved Mo Salah’s goal vs GalatasaraySteven Gerrard could be seen clapping enthusiastically with the broadest of grins as Salah celebrated his 50th Champions League goal, proudly tugging the club badge.Steven Gerrard’s reaction to Mo Salah reaching 50 Champions League goals pic.twitter.com/zRe6oktZT2— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) March 18, 2026It was, quite frankly, a phenomenal effort from the legendary Liverpool attacker, who curled in an effort from outside the box to hand the Reds a 4-1 lead on aggregate.Want more Empire of the Kop coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trustIf the Egyptian wouldn’t mind putting a few more of these away for the foreseeable future, Liverpool might very well find themselves within a shout of silverware this term!Stop that, Mo Salah His 50th goal in the competition scored in some style. @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/2VYwIh2cIc— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) March 18, 2026Will Liverpool be without injured Salah for long?The exact severity of Mo Salah’s injury remains to be seen, with Arne Slot offering perhaps some hope in his post-match assessment.In comments relayed by James Pearce on X (formerly Twitter), the Dutch head coach confirmed our No.11 ‘felt something’.Slot on Salah fitness: "He asked for a substitution. He felt something so let's see where he is for the weekend."— James Pearce (@JamesPearceLFC) March 18, 2026However, it seems he’s not got the kind of obvious issue that would definitively rule him out of this weekend’s clash with Brighton.And what a shame that would be with the 33-year-old putting in one of his strongest performances of the season (if we’re all happy to just go ahead and ignore that diabolical panenka attempt in the first half!).Mo Salah’s stats vs Galatasaray1 goal1 assist2 chances created1 big chance created1 missed penalty5 big chances missed13 touches in opposition box* Mo Salah’s stats in the Champions League clash (Fotmob)Most of the plaudits, of course, have to go to Liverpool’s star of the season, Dominik Szoboszlai.But this is exactly the kind of performance we’ve been craving from Salah for much of the campaign.It’s no surprise we’ve seen a top-notch game from the Egyptian the moment Arne Slot moved him more centrally and closer to goal.More Stories / Latest NewsHow Steven Gerrard instantly reacted to Mo Salah’s big Champions League moment vs GalatasarayMarch 18, 2026 23:37Forget Szoboszlai & Salah: Liverpool maestro quietly dominated Galatasaray – and no one is talking about itMarch 18, 2026 21:57Szoboszlai just sent Richard Hughes a message as Slot fumes on touchline during Liverpool vs GalatasarayMarch 18, 2026 21:04The post How Steven Gerrard instantly reacted to Mo Salah’s big Champions League moment vs Galatasaray appeared first on The Empire of The Kop.