Liverpool walked away from the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (or San Siro if you will) victorious for the second time this season on Wednesday, with Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah delivering heavy blows for Inter Milan in the first leg of their Champions League round-of-16 encounter.
It was not a very pretty (in a technical sense) contest perhaps, but it was certainly interesting from the first to the final whistle, with plenty of notable aspects.
Virgil van Dijk
Many believe Virgil van Dijk to be the best defender in the world of football right now. The way his arrival from Southampton in January 2018, questioned a lot for its hefty £75 million fee, transformed Liverpool s defence remains simply incredible to this day. Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Robe…
Liverpool maintained their strong start to the Premier League season with a 2-1 win at Southampton ahead of champions Manchester City hosting Tottenham in Saturday s late kick-off.
Sadio Mane scored the opening goal on his return to St. Mary s, smashing into the top-right corner shortly before half-time, with Roberto Firmino adding what proved to be a vital second before Adrian s error handed Danny Ings a late consolation.
Arsenal are the only other side to have maximum points after two games as they edged to a 2-1 win at home to Burnley, with Real Madrid loanee Dani Ceballos recording a brace of assists from midfield.
There were also victories for Everton and a Teemu Pukki-inspired Norwich City at home to Watford and Newcastle United respectively, while Bournemo…