Salah underlined why Liverpool are so desperate to get the Egypt forward to sign a new contract with his audacious second-half strike at Vicarage Road.
Dancing through the Watford defence, Salah's magical moment topped even his eye-catching goal against Manchester City before the international break.
It was also a memorable afternoon for Senegal forward Sadio Mane, who became only the third African player after Salah and Didier Drogba to reach a century of Premier League goals, a milestone encompassing his time at Southampton. Ranieri could not have asked for a tougher start to his reign after he replaced the sacked Xisco Munoz during the international break.
It was almost too easy for Liverpool and Firmino was the next beneficiary of the visitors' supremacy in the 37th minute.
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