

Virgil van Dijk headed a stoppage-time goal to tie the score, but it appeared that Arne Slot's team would be disappointed as Alexander Isak made his much-anticipated Liverpool debut.
The motivation came from an experienced superstar rather than Liverpool's fresh talent, and Mohamed Salah played a key role in the Premier League winners' 2-0 victory in just six minutes. Atletico goalie Jan Oblak was wrong-footed by Salah's free-kick after it had taken a significant deflection off Andrew Robertson after four minutes. The Egyptian then completed a move with Ryan Gravenberch by sliding home a silky finish. Marcos Llorente's low shot beneath goalie Alisson in the first half gave Atletico a response as Liverpool called for offside. The tiring Isak was substituted after 58 minutes as Liverpool continued to dominate and Salah should have added a third, only to strike the post in front of The Kop following good work by Florian Wirtz.