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 will be without several key players when they take on Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday night, with injuries and squad decisions set to limit both sides

Florian Wirtz pressing display shows his growing Liverpool valueThere are nights when a footballer leaves the ground without the numbers that usually drive the debate, no goal, no assist, no headline

Six-time European champions Liverpool will look to put its indifferent start to its domestic season to one side on Wednesday as it takes on Spanish giants Atletico Madrid in a tricky opening Champions League fixture at Anfield.

A day after revealing his disappointment over the lack of a new contract offer by Liverpool, Alexis Mac Allister delivered the perfect response with the winning goal in a 2-1 victory against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Liverpool begins its Champions League campaign on Wednesday, Sept. 9 when it hosts La Liga side Atlético Madrid.

Can new-look Liverpool get their Champions League campaign off to a perfect start?

Here is how well each player performed for LFC, out of 10, against Atletico Madrid. Find out who shined under the Anfield lights and who perhaps let the occasion get the better of them.