Mohamed Salah has been named the Champions League player of the Week

Mohamed Salah has been named the Champions League player of the Week following his outing with Liverpool against Italian side AS Roma.

The Egyptian scored twice to help the Merseyside club thrash the visitors 5-2, boosting their chances of making it to the final for the first time since 2007.

Salah capped a wonderful display with two assists against the Italian club, from where Liverpool signed him in the summer.

The 25-year-old saw off competition from Real Madrid’s full back Marcelo, who equalized for the Spanish side after Bayern has taken the lead. Madrid went on to win the game 2-1.

Salah’s goals saw him climb to the top of Europe’s scoring charts, passing both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.