Liverpool bounce back in style to see off Milan in Champions League opener

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A stirring comeback against Milan: say what you like about Arne Slot, but at least he knows his history. Two minutes into this game, perhaps the first genuine inflection point of the new Liverpool era: defeat at Nottingham Forest on Saturday, followed by an early goal for Christian Pulisic that put Milan 1-0 up. So, how are your nerves?

Pretty solid, as it turned out. Abetted by some shambolic Milan defending, Liverpool spent the next 88 minutes methodically taking the seven-time champions apart on their own turf: not always fluently, and not always clinically, but with an encouraging directness and above all an instinctive calm.

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Written by Jonathan Liew at San Siro
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/sep/17/milan-liverpool-champions-league-match-report under the title “Liverpool bounce back in style to see off Milan in Champions League opener”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.