"Who knows what the narrative would have been had Dominik Szoboszlai not converted from the penalty spot? The noise surrounding Mohamed Salah would only have gotten louder. More dropped points for Liverpool without their star man. Yet it was Liverpool's player of the season so far who took the responsibility from 12 yards out while the man who would have usually taken the penalty sat at home, almost 1000 miles away."
"The sight of the players walking over to the away end and the travelling fans singing Arne Slot's name at the full-time whistle told you all you needed to know. After a horrid few days, Slot and Liverpool finally had something to smile about. This was their fourth win at the San Siro in as many years but crucially their first away win in the Champions League without Salah since 2009."
""It doesn't change anything. There's obviously so much noise from the outside world, which is normal when you don't perform," Virgil van Dijk told Amazon Prime Sport. "It's deserved as well. We want to improve, we want to be consistent and win games. We're not doing it as much as we like. We have to stick together and be a unit as we have been. That's what Liverpool stands for."
Dominik Szoboszlai converted a penalty that quelled criticism around Mohamed Salah and secured a crucial win. Liverpool recorded a fourth consecutive victory at the San Siro and their first Champions League away win without Salah since 2009. Arne Slot and the squad gained morale after difficult days, with chief executive Michael Edwards attending in Milan. Goalkeeper Alisson Becker said the players remained behind the manager. The team produced an assured performance, kept a clean sheet, and demonstrated spirit and togetherness despite travelling with a depleted 19-man squad. Virgil van Dijk stressed the need for consistency and unity.
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