LIVERPOOL HIT BACK TO MARK SLOT’S FIRST UCL MATCH WITH A WIN IN MILAN
Virgil van Dijk was among the scorers as Liverpool marked their return to UEFA Champions League football and their first match in the competition under Arne Slot with a 3-1 comeback victory at AC Milan.
Paulo Fonseca’s hosts had made the perfect start when Alvaro Morata set Christian Pulisic free to fizz a low shot past Alisson on three minutes.
Liverpool slowly took control of the proceedings and pulled level when Ibrahima Konate headed in Trent Alexander-Arnold’s left-wing free kick on 23 minutes.
The Merseysiders then moved in front when van Dijk nodded home Kostas Tsimikas’ right-wing corner.
The away side had gone close through Diogo Jota and hit the crossbar twice via Mohamed Salah, but they did finally establish a two-goal cushion when Dominik Szoboszlai guided home Cody Gakpo’s cut back to seal victory 23 minutes from time.
Next up, Liverpool return to Premier League action at home to Bournemouth on Saturday while AC Milan visit neighbours Inter in Serie A on Sunday.
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