Overview
- Mohamed Salah capitalised on Emiliano Martinez’s misplaced pass in first-half stoppage time to open the scoring for his 250th Liverpool goal.
- Ryan Gravenberch, returning from an ankle injury, doubled the lead with a deflected strike early in the second half.
- VAR disallowed a Hugo Ekitike header for offside minutes before Liverpool’s opener.
- Giorgi Mamardashvili made important early saves as Liverpool secured their first clean sheet in 11 matches.
- Arne Slot started Dominik Szoboszlai in the No.10 role and recalled Andy Robertson over Milos Kerkez with Florian Wirtz on the bench, as Liverpool turn to Real Madrid then Manchester City next.