The midfielder was a stable presence as Jurgen Klopp's team recovered from a dodgy start in Austria.
Ryan Gravenberch put in a stellar performance in his full debut for Liverpool as they opened their Europa League campaign with a 3-1 win at LASK on Thursday.
While many of his team-mates underwhelmed for most of the game, the Dutch midfielder showed his strength, tidy passing and ability to kick-start attacks to keep the pressure on a tough Austrian defence.
Liverpool fell behind less than 15 minutes into the clash through a Florian Flecker effort from outside the box and, despite dominating possession, the Reds had a hard time creating clear chances until Darwin Nunez fired in a penalty before the hour mark.
From then on, the visitors had more luck opening their opponents up and Gravenberch was pivotal in them going ahead, sending an excellent ball into the box from the right wing for Luis Diaz to smash beyond LASK goalkeeper Tobias Lawal.
Liverpool were comfortable from then on and it was no surprise to see Salah tuck home a third, having been a lively presence since his second-half introduction.
GOAL rates Liverpool's players from Raiffeisen Arena…
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Caoimhin Kelleher (6/10):
Beaten by a long range effort and didn't have to make a save until near the hour mark.
Stefan Bajcetic (4/10):
Saw plenty of the ball at right-back but made little use of it. Looked in danger of being sent off before his substitution.
Ibrahima Konate (6/10):
Got a senseless yellow card for dissent and had some sloppy moments but overall he played okay.
Virgil van Dijk (7/10):
He was able to sweep up to save some of his sloppy team-mates and a danger at set pieces in the LASK box.
Kostas Tsimikas (5/10):
Put in a lot of effort but was weak defensively and his support for the attack wasn't good enough.
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Harvey Elliott (6/10):
Very little came off for him until his perfect pass to Gravenberch for their second goal. Grew into the game afterwards as more space was available.
Ryan Gravenberch (8/10):
Looked strong in midfield with some intelligent passes and quick decisions. Covered a lot of ground and did remarkably well to set up Diaz for his goal.
Wataru Endo (4/10):
Awful passing, not strong enough defensively and too slow to react a lot of the time.
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Ben Doak (5/10):
Found it tough to create anything against a tight defence. Looked a bit brighter in the second half but went off at the hour mark.
Darwin Nunez (7/10):
Should have scored a header in the first half and generally had a hard time getting on the ball but his penalty was class. Won the ball and teed up Salah well, too.
Luis Diaz (8/10):
His movement and speed were on show. Did not get a lot of freedom due to LASK's marking until his excellent run for his goal.
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Dominik Szoboszlai (7/10):
Excellent through ball to Luis Diaz but it came to nothing. Always looked good in possession.
Alexis Mac Allister (6/10):
Tracked back well and added more stability to improve the Reds'control of the game in the second half.
Joe Gomez (6/10):
Was a smart introduction as Ibrahim Mustapha came on just after him and looked capable of threatening them.
Mohamed Salah (8/10):
Was heavily involved as soon as he came on with a shot and then sent in a dangerous ball to Diaz before tucking in the last goal.
Joel Matip (5/10):
On for the last 10 minutes but had little to do.
Jurgen Klopp (7/10):
Opted to rest a lot of his star players for this game and his team suffered as a result. They were somewhat lucky to get the penalty but his changes did a lot to help provide more of a threat and secure the win.