Liverpool get glimpse of life after Mo Salah as Arne Slot call pays off - 5 talking points

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INTER MILAN 0-1 LIVERPOOL: Dominik Szoboszlai's late penalty saw Arne Slot record a Champions League victory as the Reds took to the field for the first time since Mo Salah's outburstDominik Szoboszlai of Liverpool FC celebrates after scoring(Image: Giuseppe Cottini/Getty Images)Dominik Szoboszlai's late penalty earned Liverpool a vital three points in the Champions League as they contended with life after Mo Salah. VAR soon intervened and judged Hugo Ekitike to have committed handball following Virgil van Dijk's first touch from inches away.That moment sparked Inter into life after Liverpool had dominated the early stages.

At the break, it was Liverpool's sixth Champions League match that has been goalless at half-time under Slot.While his absence has come from an unwanted outburst, Salah's time at Liverpool was already ticking down. "He tries to pull away by pulling his legs away and that's why he hits him with his knee even though it still injures the player.Lautaro Martinez of Inter and Andrew Robertson(Image: Getty Images)"But I think it would have been a different colour, it could have been a red card if he had went in with his studs but I agree with a yellow card for this type of challenge."Alan Shearer added: "He goes in early, he makes his mind up early what he is doing but he does actually tuck his legs in and go in with his shins rather than his studs.

It's surprising in some ways that Hugo Ekitike's effort was judged to warrant the overturning of Ibrahima Konate's goal by either metric.Undoubtedly, the ball touched Ekitike's arm on its way to his countryman. Quite what he was meant to do at such close proximity, with little intention to alter the direction of the ball, remains uncertain.Ibrahima Konate's goal was ruled out(Image: Getty Images)"It's an interesting one, because as the player is jumping, his arm does come out for elevation," Clattenburg said on Amazon Prime.