Thierry Henry sends blunt Champions League warning to Liverpool - 'you have to'

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Thierry Henry has given his verdict on Liverpool after their Champions League defeat of Atletico Madrid(Image: Mattia Ozbot - Inter/Inter via Getty Images)

Thierry Henry has issued a warning to Liverpool after their Champions League win over Atletico Madrid.

The Reds claimed a 3-2 victory over the Spanish outfit at Anfield on Wednesday night to begin their league phase campaign with three points.

Virgil van Dijk scored the winning goal in stoppage time after Liverpool had seen their 2-0 advantage wiped out by a Marcos Llorente brace.



The win sees the Reds maintain their 100 percent start to the season in all competitions with five wins from five.

Even though Liverpool have won all five of their opening matches this season, all of them have required a late goal to secure a victory.

The Reds have also surrendered a two-goal lead three times this season, and now Henry has issued a warning to Arne Slot's side for the Champions League hopes.

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"I do think, from pre-season, they concede too many goals," Henry told CBS Sports Golazo on Wednesday night.

"They got bailed out again the other day against Burnley, and you have to find a way to win games, so we're not complaining about that.

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"But in the Champions League, if you concede too many goals, it's a tough one to win."

Liverpool will now prepare to face Everton in the Merseyside derby in the Premier League at the weekend in their next match.

In terms of the Champions League, the Reds' next fixture will see them travel to face Galatasaray on September 30.

"If you want to beat a team like Atletico, which is known and has an unbelievable mentality, you have to beat them with their own weapon as well and that is mentality," Slot said after the game.

"I think that's what we showed again today, that we can beat them also by mentality.