Thiago Alcantara scored a sensational goal from 25 yards out as Liverpool sealed a routine victory over Porto in the Champions League.

The Reds midfielder swept a fierce low effort into the bottom corner in what was surely the goal of the Champions League so far, before Mohamed Salah sealed the 2-0 win for the six-time European champions with 20 minutes remaining.

What a goal it was from the Spaniard

Liverpool cruised to victory over Porto

The half-volley early in the second half was worthy of winning any game and the fact it came in a dead-rubber having already qualified for the last 16 should not diminish it's quality.

The Spaniard endured a mixed start to his Anfield career, contracting COVID-19 shortly after arriving and then missing almost three months with a knee injury sustained in his first Merseyside derby.

But this was one of his best performances in the red shirt, and his goal showed exactly why he was hailed as being the signing to take Jurgen Klopp's side to the next level following his £20million transfer from Bayern Munich last year.

You can look at his sublime strike, below...

Matip coudn't believe what he witnessed

Joel Matip couldn't believe the quality of Thiago's strike as he reacted in shock to his goal.

It came before Salah, who has been electric for the Reds ever since signing for the club, grabbed his 17th of the campaign to take his personal Champions League tally to 32 with Steven Gerrard's European record of 41 well within his sights.

Thiago, though, incredibly thinks he's scored better in the past when quizzed by BT Sport after the game - much to the surprise of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Oxlade-Chamberlain praised his side for their display in the match - even if they had already qualified from their group prior to the Anfield clash.

"We wanted to approach the game properly and win it, it's important to keep standards up," he told BT Sport. "We had a good performance at the weekend and we wanted to put in another one tonight.

"There were changes but it was important everyone came in and did a good job and continued winning ways. It was professional. Three points is what we wanted."