Super Salah hits four as Liverpool crush Watford

* Mohamed Salah hit his first Liverpool hat-trick

* The Egyptian struck in the fourth minute

* He doubled Liverpool's lead shortly before halftime

* Salah set up Roberto Firmino for Liverpool's third

* He struck again in the 77th and 85th minutes

* Liverpool are unbeaten at home in the league this season

* Liverpool at Crystal Palace next, Watford host Bournemouth

LIVERPOOL 5 WATFORD 0

March 17 (Reuters) - Mohamed Salah struck four times in rampant Liverpool's 5-0 thrashing of Watford that lifted them back into third spot in the Premier League on Saturday.

The unstoppable Egyptian needed only four minutes to put his side in front and he doubled his tally just before halftime.

He set up Roberto Firmino for a cheeky effort early in the second half before placing a shot through a crowd of Watford defenders to complete his first Liverpool hat-trick.

There was no respite for Watford at a snowy Anfield as Salah smashed in his fourth goal in the 85th minute.

Salah's majestic display moved him four goals clear of Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane in the race for the Premier League's Golden Boot with 28 and his 36 in all competitions is the most by a Liverpool player in a debut season for the club.

(Reporting by Martyn Herman, editing by Ed Osmond)