Liverpool's starting lineup features goalkeeper Mamardashvili; a defensive line composed of Van Dijk, Konate, and Kelleher; a midfield trio of Szoboszlai, McAllister, and Jones; and an attacking front including Gakpo, Salah, and Ekiti.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner didn’t quite make it to 300 appearances in his first, legendary, spell there. He made his 292nd appearance for the club in the 2009 Champions League final defeat to Barcelona, moving to Real Madrid for a world-record fee later that summer.

GOAL ranks Liverpool's biggest underperformers during their rotten run of results, from star forward Mohamed Salah to captain Virgil van Dijk

Alexander Isak scored his first Premier League goal as Liverpool dismantled West Ham United 2–0, easing pressure on Arne Slot.

Mark: 3-4-3. Alisson. Hyypia, Van Dijk, Matip, Gerrard, Alonso, Barnes, Gravenberch, Fowler, Salah, Rush. At their peaks, no-one is getting past those defenders. The midfield is so solid and creative. The attackers are just goal machines. Simple.

Former Man Utd midfielder Owen Hargreaves has likened Red Devils summer signing Bryan Mbeumo to Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah. Man Utd spent around £200m in the summer transfer market on new attackers with Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Sesko all joining.

A former Everton CEO believes two senior figures at Liverpool should also be under pressure alongside manager Arne Slot.

Was this the first proper glimpse of Liverpool 2.0? The first sign that Arne Slot’s costly evolution is, at last, beginning to take shape? It certainly felt that way as Slot dropped Mohamed Salah to his bench and instead successfully built his attack around the £240m duo of Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz.