Iraola will be relieved that his team were able to shake off Marcos Llorente’s opening goal — remarkably, his fifth at Anfield — courtesy of Dominik Szoboszlai (after a lovely backheel by Ronald Araujo) and a thunderbolt from Alexis Mac Allister, whose future has been the subject of more debate this week.

Liverpool got their UEFA Champions league campaign off to the perfect start as they came from behind to beat Atlético Madrid 2-1 -- with goals from Dominik Szboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister.

Atletico failed to claim a positive result during their Champions League trip to Anfield, falling to defeat against Liverpool in their opening match of the campaign.

Enrique Cerezo, the president of Atletico Madrid, has attempted to put an end to the controversy that has been stirred up in recent times regarding the future of the Argentine forward Julian Alvarez,

Atlético Madrid captain Koke stated on Wednesday that Julián Álvarez must be left "in peace" so he can "play, enjoy himself, and do his job", following the 2-1 Champions League defeat against Liverpool,