UK media makes Liverpool 'benchmark' demand as Mohamed Salah moment speaks volumes

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Liverpool booked its place in the Champions League quarter-finals with a resounding 4-0 win over Galatasaray, and the UK's media praised the performance at Anfield11:40, 19 Mar 2026Updated 11:40, 19 Mar 2026Mohamed Salah rediscovered some of his form in Liverpool's win over Galatasaray(Image: Getty Images)Mission accomplished. Liverpool cruised into the Champions League quarter-finals with a commanding 4-0 victory over Galatasaray in its round of 16 second leg encounter on Wednesday night.Dominik Szoboszlai, Hugo Ekitike, Ryan Gravenberch and Mohamed Salah all got on the scoresheet as the Reds overturned last week's 1-0 defeat in Istanbul to secure a quarter-final meeting with holders Paris Saint-Germain, when they'll be looking for revenge for last season's defeat.It proved to be a thoroughly pleasing evening, and Liverpool.com was in attendance as usual alongside some of the UK's national press.

Here is how they assessed an impressive performance from Arne Slot's team.READ MORE: Dominik Szoboszlai says Liverpool 'took it personally' after Galatasaray actionsREAD MORE: Steven Gerrard reaction speaks volumes after seeing Mohamed Salah make Liverpool historyPaul Joyce wrote in The Times about how Liverpool have now established the blueprint for the rest of their campaign, reports the Liverpool Echo."Just three days after displaying against Spurs so many of the frailties which have threatened to derail their entire season, Liverpool performed with an energy, self-belief and swagger to swat Galatasaray contemptuously aside," he says."Arne Slot would be the first to admit displays such as these have been few and far between, but this was an occasion when his side were all anyone has ever wanted them to be."It was also an exhibition of the fast, flowing football he actually wants his side to play. Of course, if there was a frustration, together with the fact that the scoreline could have been doubled, it is that it had taken a dramatic downturn in the first place to summon such an intoxicating response.Liverpool celebrates after Ryan Gravenberch scores during the UEFA Champions League last 16 second leg match against Galatasaray at Anfield on March 18 2026(Image: Alfie Cosgrove/News Images/NurPhoto via Getty Images)"Galatasaray's limitations were exposed and in doing so the synergy between the hosts and their supporters was restored.

This was one of their best displays of the campaign."If it was like the Liverpool of old, what could have shaped up as further evidence of Mohamed Salah's decline instead became a cathartic evening for him. At half-time, when Liverpool's dominance was not reflected by a one-goal lead, there was the possibility Salah's missed penalty would cost them."This threatened to be his last European game for Liverpool until he had a part in three goals in 11 minutes, capped gloriously."Mohamed Salah celebrates with Hugo Ekitike and his Liverpool teammates(Image: Getty Images)Lewis Steele, writing for the Daily Mail, emphasized the influence of the Anfield faithful on proceedings."Arne Slot, who has been ridiculed by some sections of the fanbase in recent weeks, was a man on a mission," he writes.