Liverpool finally kicked off their Champions League campaign with a dramatic 2-1 win against Ajax at Anfield last night.
Joel Matip's 89th-minute header crept inches over the line before meeting Dusan Tadic's head, with referee Artur Dias sending the Kop into rapture once his goal line technology confirmed as much. It was a night of improvement for Jurgen Klopp's side - hard not to have been after a 4-1 defeat in Napoli that the Reds boss described as the worst performance of his tenure - but also a night that just needed a win. Any win.
Reds fans will have been delighted to see Mohamed Salah back on the scoresheet after failing to find the net in his last four games. Equally, the return to fitness and form for Thiago Alcantara, Matip and Diogo Jota point to a future of improving squad depth. But after a week in which the right side of defence was picked apart in forensic fashion, it was a run in behind Trent Alexander-Arnold that led to Mohamed Kudus' goal.
