AC Milan vs Liverpool LIVE: Champions League result and reaction as Arne Slot’s men complete comeback win
AC Milan 1-3 Liverpool: Goals from Konate, Van Dijk and Szobozslai secured a comeback win for the Reds
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Arne Slot celebrated a first European victory as Liverpool head coach as his team defeated AC Milan 3-1 at the San Siro to kick off their Champions League campaign with a win.
Things started horribly for the Reds though as Kostas Tsimikas was caught out of position allowing Christian Pulisic to nip into the vacant space and slot home a superb finish with barely two minutes on the clock.
Liverpool responded brilliantly though. They controlled play and dictated the tempo against a deep defensive block. Mo Salah, who twice hit the crossbar, and Cody Gakpo looked hungry to score but the equaliser came courtesy of a defender.
Trent Alexander-Arnold flicked in a free kick and found Ibrahima Konate who nodded past an injured Mike Maignan to pull Liverpool level. A second set piece, this one a corner, put the visitors ahead with Virgil van Dijk heading home.
Late in the second half, Dominik Szobozslai volleyed home a cross from Cody Gakpo to secure the points and send the Reds marching on.
Relive the action with our live blog below:
AC Milan 1-1 Liverpool
32 mins: Youssouf Fofana has a tug at Salah and almost drags him down. Salah stays on his feet and tries to thread a pass into the box which doesn’t get through.
The referee blows the whistle and brings play back for Fofana’s foul. Trent Alexander-Arnold takes the free kick and shoots but hits the wall.
AC Milan 1-1 Liverpool
29 mins: Woodwork!
Cody Gakpo flies down the left, darts into the box and fizzes a shot at goal only for Mike Maignan to turn the ball into the path of Mo Salah.
He shifts to the left to avoid a defender then shoots high to beat the sprawling goalkeeper. The ball strikes the crossbar and bounces back into play before getting booted clear!
AC Milan 1-1 Liverpool
26 mins: That goal may encourage Milan to play out again and come at Liverpool. They were the most threatening in the opening few minutes with willing runners and quick passes.
The downside to that is Liverpool are quick on the counter. Szoboszlai proves that with a run up the pitch before slipping Jota into the box.
He shoots but turns the effort wide of the near post.
GOAL! AC Milan 1-1 Liverpool (Ibrahima Konate, 23 mins)
Trent Alexander-Arnold flicks the set piece into the middle of the six-yard box. He hangs the ball tantilisingly for Mike Maignan who comes out to punch it.
Ibrahima Konate beats him in the air though and nods the ball into the back of the net.
Liverpool are level!
AC Milan 1-0 Liverpool
21 mins: Harry Kane has converted a penalty for Bayern Munich in one of the other Champions League matches taking place right now. The England captain continues to excel for the German side.
Back at the San Siro, Davide Calabria has clattered into Cody Gakpo resulting in a free kick and a yellow card.
AC Milan 1-0 Liverpool
18 mins: At the other end of the pitch, Christian Pulisic delivers a free kick into the penalty area and picks out Rafael Leao. He nods it across the box to keep the attack going but Virgil van Dijk is there to clear his lines.
AC Milan 1-0 Liverpool
15 mins: This is a trst for Arne Slot. Liverpool come into this match on the back of a defeat to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League.
They’re behind against AC Milan and working the ball around slowly. It comes across to Mo Salah who injects some speed into proceedings and dances into the box before checking to the right and blazing a shot onto the underside of the crossbar!
AC Milan 1-0 Liverpool
12 mins: Oh! Dominik Szoboszlai sweeps the ball out to the left wing where Cody Gakpo dribbles to the edge of the box.
He dances to the right and looks for Diogo Jota in the box but a header from Fikayo Tomori takes the ball intothe hands of Mike Maignan and the attack ends.
Positive signs for Liverpool though.
AC Milan 1-0 Liverpool
9 mins: Liverpool don’t seem to have been rocked by that goal. Now that the game has resumed, Milan have dropped deeper and are playing with a more compact shape.
It’ll be tough for Liverpool to break them down but they’ll see more possession.
AC Milan 1-0 Liverpool
6 mins: Play has not yet resumed since the goal as Mike Maignan went down. The Milan goalkeeper receives a bit of treatment then is back on his feet ready to continue.
The opening goal came in just two minutes 46 seconds.
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