Liverpool 4-3 Red Bull Salzburg: Holders win seven-goal thriller
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From Gary Rose
BBC Sport in Anfield
Liverpool held off a stunning fightback from Red Bull Salzburg to get their Champions League defence up and running in an incredible game at Anfield with success.
Before Mohamed Salah grabbed the winner midway through the second half, the visitors trailed 3-0 in the first half but fought back to 3-3 .
Liverpool lost their Group E opener to Napoli but got off to the start in this game when former Salzburg participant Sadio Mane struck inside 10 minutes, sweeping home at the near post.
Andrew Robertson turned into a crossover from Trent Alexander-Arnold before Salah poked a third.
It appeared as though the game was over as a competition 10 minutes.
But Salzburg have scored goals for pleasure this season – 40 in nine league games – and started their fightback once Hwang Hee-chan got the better of Virgil van Dijk before scoring with a strike.
The visitors reduced the deficit further the off fans erupted when Erling Braut Haaland tapped in an equaliser along with when Takumi Minamino volleyed in – his 18th goal of the season.
Salah eventually got Liverpool over the lineup when he awakened to Roberto Firminos header and scored with a strike.
Liverpool havent dropped since 2014 at Anfield in Europe, drawing on on seven of the matches before the trip of Salzburg and winning 16.
It seemed like triumph number 17 will be a magician using the Reds at their clinical best in a catastrophic first-half display, scoring on target.
While scoring is Liverpools strength, this game more raised concerns.
Theyve maintained just three clean sheets this season – against Burnley and Sheffield United in the Premier League and against MK Dons in the Carabao Cup – and also from an assault they struggled to cope.
Van Dijk has been a stone for Liverpool but this match underlined the importance of Joel Matip to their defence as well – the Cameroon international missed the game.
All discuss pre-match about Red Bull Salzburg was concentrated on their own in-form striker Haaland.
Son of ex-Leeds United midfield Alf Inge Haaland, the Leeds-born 19-year-old, had scored 17 goals in 11 games including a hat-trick in Salzburg defeat of Genk in their group opener, prior to the game.
Infection confined Haaland to a location on the bench against Liverpool but, while hes undoubtedly a key player for the side, they have loads of goals in the remaining part of the team.
The visitors had been the first to threaten in the opening minutes when Minamino flashed a shot wide and there have been additional chances also, together with Patson Daka hesitating when in on target, enabling Liverpool to recover.
In the long run, they fell just short but the away supporters cheered and singing long after the final whistle. This functionality contrary to the Champions League holders will probably have felt like a victory.
Liverpool return to Premier League action this weekend as they host in-form Leicester City on Saturday (15:00 BST).
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