Liverpool’s Alexis Mac Allister headed home a second-half winner as the team earned a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Real Madrid in a battle between European giants at Anfield, with Madrid grateful to goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois for keeping the score down.

Trent Alexander-Arnold was met with a hostile reception on his return to Liverpool as a late substitute on Tuesday, and the home crowd roared the Reds over the line for what could be a turning point in their season.

Both sides are now tied on nine points from their opening four games of the league phase.

Liverpool had lost six of their last eight games in all competitions, but stopped the rot by beating Aston Villa on Saturday, as Arne Slot resorted to a more tried and trusted team selection.

Florian Wirtz replaced Cody Gakpo in

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