After watching their forwards fire a blank against Nottingham Forest, Liverpool’s back four took it upon themselves to turnaround the early deficit with fullbacks Trent Alexander-Arnold and Kostas Tsimikas providing assists for central defensive duo Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk.

Liverpool had to battle back from being a goal down inside three minutes, but Arne Slot's side prevailed with set piece magic to beat Milan in their Champions League opener. Here's how the game played out.

"It's unbelievable that you can lose against Nottingham Forest at home if you can play this well today," was Arne Slot's message to his Liverpool players after their 3-1 win over AC Milan on Tuesday.