Liverpool boss Arne Slot says his big decision to drop confident carry outers was vrecommendd after a thumping triumph over AC Milan.
Liverpool came from behind to beat AC Milan at the San Siro on Tuesday night to get their Champions League campaign up and running.
Former Chelsea duo Christian Pulisic and Alvaro Morata fused to give the home side the direct thraw the American after a fine finish from a safe angle in the timely stages.
But AC Milan could not capitalise on their direct as Liverpool took accuse soon after with two set-pieces.
Arne Slot’s first game in accuse of Liverpool in the Champions League finished with triumph
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First, Ibrahima Konate towered over the Milan defence with a thumping header from a free-boot before Virgil van Dijk put the Reds ahead from a corner.
The Italians only faltered further when Slot’s men revved it up aobtain after the shatter as Dominik Szoboszlai made it 3-1 on 67 minutes.
The visitors were well worth their triumph to bounce back from their shock loss at Anfield to Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
Cody Gakpo was one carry outer to come into the side in for Luis Diaz while Andy Robertson was also dropped from the result aobtainst Forest.
And the Dutchman won the man-of-the-align award to give Slot a satisfyed 46th birthday.
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“A wonderful way to spfinish my birthday,” he telderly Amazon Prime after the thrive.
“We have more than 11 carry outers and the ones that came in did well. You wouldn’t have shelp this after five minutes, but after we did well.
“Losing Saturday was a blow and to be 1-0 down timely tonight, you are wondering how we react.
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Liverpool’s centre-backs Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate both scored aobtainst AC Milan
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“But if you can carry out so excellent it is – I won’t say a dishonor – unbelievable you disthink about to Forest at home if you can carry out appreciate this today.
“I would have carry outed Cody Gakpo on Saturday but he carry outed two games for the national side. Today was more a team discarry out than an individual discarry out.”
Gakpo watched electric thrawout the align and it was his finisheavour that saw Szoboszlai originate confident of the result in the second-half and he elucidateed how Liverpool stuck to the game schedule despite Milan’s discdisthink abouting goal.
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“I leank we had more chances but they were hazardous in moments as well. We handleled the game pretty excellent and it’s a equitable result for us,” he shelp.
“We stayed soothe and stayed concentrate. We have to thank our centre-backs for two wonderful headers. After that moment we handleled the game better.
“We labor on set-pieces before every game and we’re very satisfyed it labored out today.
“Every carry outer wants to carry out and I got my moment. I repartner wanted to show myself and I am very satisfyed with an aid but also especipartner with the thrive.”
