After watching their forwards fire a blank against Nottingham Forest, Liverpool’s back four took it upon themselves to turnaround the early deficit with fullbacks Trent Alexander-Arnold and Kostas Tsimikas providing assists for central defensive duo Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk.

A legend of European football has suggested that Arne Slot could still ‘get more out of’ one particular player at Liverpool. The Reds made a winning return to the Champions League last night as they defeated AC Milan 3-1,

Each of Liverpool’s three previous overseas managerial appointments – Gerard Houllier, Rafa Benitez and Jurgen Klopp – won European trophies, and AC Milan are the ultimate reminder of the club’s gilded history as the Champions League draw inevitably summoned memories of the 2005 ‘Miracle of Istanbul’.