"The Liverpool hierarchy protected Arne Slot's authority by axing Mohamed Salah from the Champions League trip to Milan. The Liverpool team followed suit by inflicting a first European home defeat on Internazionale since September 2022 courtesy of Dominik Szoboszlai's 88th-minute penalty. A brooding superstar with a bruised ego looked on from afar. Salah would have been on penalty duties had he not talked himself out of a showpiece occasion at San Siro, another legend of the game that is showing its age."
"Instead it fell to Szoboszlai, the friend he argued should not be playing on the right ahead of him, to give Slot a precious victory after Alessandro Bastoni was penalised for pulling Florian Wirtz's shirt in the box with minutes remaining. Liverpool had been resolute and fiercely committed to that point, well worthy of the point that was heading their way until the video assistant referee sent the German official Felix Zwayer to the pitchside monitor to review Bastoni's foul."
Arne Slot excluded Mohamed Salah from Liverpool's Champions League trip to Milan to protect his authority. Liverpool beat Internazionale 1-0 at the San Siro with Dominik Szoboszlai converting an 88th‑minute penalty after Alessandro Bastoni was penalised for pulling Florian Wirtz's shirt. Salah watched from afar after talking himself out of the trip, leaving penalty duties to Szoboszlai. VAR review by Felix Zwayer confirmed the foul. Slot faced limited bench options due to absences including Cody Gakpo, Federico Chiesa and Wataru Endo. Liverpool fielded Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike up front and Virgil van Dijk was the side's top Champions League scorer that night.
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