Overview
- Liverpool beat Real Madrid 1-0 at Anfield through an Alexis Mac Allister header, making it two wins and two clean sheets in five days.
- Arne Slot confirmed Curtis Jones is back, Alexander Isak could make the squad but will not start, and Jeremie Frimpong plus Alisson are out for Sunday; Giovanni Leoni faces roughly a year out with an ACL tear.
- Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike impressed against Real Madrid, with Wirtz covering more than 11km as Slot considers deploying him as a false nine to manage workload and maintain intensity.
- Liverpool travel to Manchester City on Sunday with one point between the sides, and Slot’s team benefit from an extra day of rest after Tuesday’s European win.
- Trent Alexander-Arnold was booed on his Anfield return with Real Madrid, prompting Roy Keane to question the reaction as Slot publicly showed support for his former player.