"It should have been a lot easier than this for Liverpool but the 92nd-minute roar to celebrate Virgil van Dijk's winner against Atletico Madrid made the hardship worthwhile. After scoring twice in the opening six minutes through Andy Robertson and Mohamed Salah, Liverpool were galloping to victory but were pegged back by two goals from Marcos Llorente, only for their captain to head home a late corner and send Anfield wild in the process."
"Many expected Alexander Isak's first experience of being a Liverpool player at Anfield to begin on the bench but Arne Slot gave him a debut from the start, eager to see how long he would last, suggesting an hour would be his maximum. Without a pre-season under his belt, Isak had played barely 20 minutes since May, those coming in a 2-0 loss for Sweden against Kosovo. The striker's quality is unquestionable; the debate was over his sharpness."
Liverpool took a flying start, scoring twice in the opening six minutes through Andy Robertson and Mohamed Salah. Atletico Madrid sat deep in a compact 4-4-2 under Diego Simeone, aiming to frustrate, but were knocked off stride by the early goals. Alexander Isak made a surprise start on his Liverpool debut with limited recent match fitness. Marcos Llorente scored twice to pull Atletico level and shift momentum. Ryan Gravenberch's involvement led to the first goal via a rebound off Robertson. Jan Oblak was beaten twice by Salah. Virgil van Dijk headed a 92nd-minute winner from a corner to secure a 3-2 victory and ignite Anfield.
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