Liverpool were untouchable against Porto (Picture: Reuters)

Liverpool blew Porto and their fans away in the Estadio do Dragao as they thrashed the Portuguese side 5-0.

The emphatic result virtually assures Liverpool of a spot in the quarter-finals and the Reds also set a new Champions League record for an English side.

The 5-0 victory is the biggest away win in the knockout stages for an English side in the tournament.

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Manchester City were the previous holders of the record after beating Basel 4-0 in the first leg of their last-16 tie on Tuesday night.


City’s reign as the English away kings however was short-lived as Liverpool smashed Porto just 24 hours later.



Sadio Mane scored a hat-trick in the five-star display while Roberto Firmino and club top scorer Mohamed Salah were also on the scoresheet.

Mane is just the fourth Red to score a hat-trick in Europe after Philippe Coutinho, Yossi Benayoun and Michael Owen.

The Reds has also restricted Porto to just three shots on target as Loris Karius was never really threatened in the Liverpool goal.

Liverpool return to Anfield for the second leg with a formidable advantage and Porto supporters will now be praying for a miraculous comeback.

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A goalkeeping mistake set Liverpool and Mane on their way to victory, before Porto shipped three goals in the second 45 minutes.

Liverpool are also the Champions League’s top goalscorers with 28 goals and 25 of those coming in their last five games.

‘The third one,’ Mane said when asked which of his goals was his favourite. ‘It was a nice strike.

‘I’ve always enjoyed playing with these great players. Without the team [behind us] though we are nothing. They give us the ball.’